Batman (film series)

The fictional superhero Batman, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger has appeared in 13 live-action films. The character first appeared in two serials, Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949). A separate television series then followed, starring Adam West, which spawned a spin-off film (1966). Decades later, four films were then released, directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher and starring Michael Keaton in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995) and George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997). The series was rebooted in 2005 by Christopher Nolan and starred Christian Bale, with Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). It was rebooted again in 2016 as part of the DC Extended Universe starring Ben Affleck with the Zack Snyder's film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) with two follow ups Suicide Squad (2016) and Justice League (2017). Affleck will next appear in The Flash (2023) – alongside Keaton, who returns as his version of Batman for the first time since Batman Returns – and the final DCEU entry Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) in his last appearances as the character.
Robert Pattinson currently stars in a second official rebooted series that began with The Batman (2022) and will continue with The Batman Part II (2025).
==Earliest films==
===Columbia film serials (1943-1949)===
*Batman (1943)
*Batman and Robin (1949)
===​Dozier TV show spinoff film (1966)===
*Batman (1966) (1st feature length movie)
==​WB Motion Picture Anthology (1989-1997)==
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC 	Rank for Year	Weekends at #1
1	Batman 	June 23, 1989	$411.3 million 	72%	69%	2 	2
2	Batman Returns	June 19, 1992	$266.8 million 	81%	68%	6 	3
3	Batman Forever	June 16, 1995	$336.5 million 	41%	51%	6 	1
4	Batman & Robin	June 20, 1997	$238.2 million 	10%	28%	14 	1
==The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)==
#	Title 	Release Date 	
Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC
5	Batman Begins 	June 25, 2005	$374.2 million	84%	70%
6	The Dark Knight 	July 18, 2008	$1.004 billion	94%	82%
7	The Dark Knight Rises	July 20, 2012	$1.084 billion	87%	78%
==The Batman Saga (2022-present)==
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC
8	The Batman 	March 4, 2022 	$770.9 million 	85%	72%
9	The Batman Part II	October 3, 2025	TBA 	TBA	TBA
==DC Extended Universe (2016-2023)==
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC
1	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	March 25, 2016 	$873.2 million 	27%	44%
2	Suicide Squad 	August 5, 2016 	$746.8 million 	28%	40%
3	Justice League 	November 17, 2017	$657.9 million 	40%	45%
4	The Flash 	June 16, 2023 	$268.5 million 	64%	55%
5	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 	December 25, 2023	 	 	
==DC Universe (TBA-)==
#	Title 	Release Date	Worldwide Gross	RT	MC
1	The Brave and the Bold	TBA 	 	 	
800px-Lewis wilson son.jpg|Lewis Wilson played Batman in the 1943 movie serial Batman.
Robert Lowery in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise.jpg|Robert Lowery played Batman in the 1949 movie serial Batman and Robin.
Adam West Young.jpg|Adam West played Batman in the 1966-1968 Batman series as well as the 1966 film of the same name.
MichaelKeaton.jpg|Michael Keaton plays Batman in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and The Flash (2023).
Val Kilmer4.jpg|Van Kilmer played Batman in Batman Forever (1995).
George Clooney 2016.jpg|George Clooney played Batman in Batman and Robin (1997).
Christian Bale 2014 (cropped).jpg|Christian Bale played Batman from 2005-2012.
Ben Affleck by Gage Skidmore 3.jpeg|Ben Affleck plays Batman in the DC Extended Universe.
RObertP.jpg|Robert Pattinson plays Batman in the Matt Reeves series.
220px-Batman1943SerialPoster.jpg|Batman (1943)
Batman_and_Robin_1949_poster.jpg|Batman and Robin (1949)
Batman1966Poster.jpg|Batman (1966)
Batman_(1989)_theatrical_poster.jpg|Batman (1989)
250px-2-BatmanReturns.jpg|Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever.jpg|Batman Forever (1995)
Batman_&_robin_poster.jpg|Batman & Robin (1997)
220px-Batman_Begins_Poster.jpg|Batman Begins (2005)
Dark_Knight.jpg|The Dark Knight (2008)
Dark_knight_rises_poster.jpg|The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Batman_v_Superman_poster.jpg|Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Justice_League_film_poster.jpg|Justice League (2017)
The Batman Official Poster.jpg|The Batman (2022)
|The Batman Part II (2025)
 	Batman
Serials 	The Batman (1943), Batman and Robin (1949)
Dozier TV series spin-off film 	Batman (1966)
Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Films	Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997)
Christopher Nolan Films 	Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Spin-offs 	Catwoman (2004), Joker (2019), Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
DC Extended Universe 	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Justice League (2017), The Flash (2023), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Matt Reeves Films 	The Batman (2022), The Batman Part II (2025)
DC Universe 	The Brave and the Bold (TBA)
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