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Batman Returns(1992)
Released
1992 · FILM

Batman Returns

A disgraced heir raised by penguins manipulates a kidnapped industrialist into staging a heroic infant rescue, using the stunt to infiltrate Gotham’s elite and uncover the city’s darkest secrets.

“The Bat. The Cat. The Penguin.”

Directed by
Tim Burton, Carla Corwin
Written by
Bob Kane, Daniel Waters
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
126 min
ActionCrimeFantasy

Synopsis

The Penguin, a criminal who resides in the sewers beneath Gotham, forms an alliance with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck in an effort to defeat Batman permanently. However, when Shreck's ambitions and Penguin's schemes clash with Batman's pursuit of justice, the battle for Gotham's future intensifies.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 848+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Bob BadamiShot by Stefan CzapskyScored by Danny ElfmanDesigned by Bo WelchSound by Richard L AndersonCostumes by Bob RingwoodStunts by Charles CroughwellVFX by Craig Barron

Box Office

1992 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$280.0M

Budget$80.0M
Worldwide gross$280.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $162.8M — 58% of worldwide · International: $117.2M (42%)

Opening weekend: $45.7M — 28% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $69.3M — 43% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,644 theaters

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Re-release box office

2019507 theaters
$71K($91K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (French)Batman 2 - Le défi
  • Batmans Rückkehrde
  • Batman 2en
  • Batman : Le Défifr
  • Batman 2 : le defifr
  • Batman - Il ritornoit
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesJun 16, 1992
  • United Arab EmiratesJun 19, 1992
  • AustraliaJun 19, 1992

Companies

ProductionWarner Bros., Polygram Filmed Entertainment
DistributionWarner Bros., Argus-SV, Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE), Falcon, Roadshow Films
Special effectsStan Winston Studio, Boss Film Studios, 4-Ward Productions, Matte World Digital, Video
Other companiesAggreko, American Humane Association, Apollo Productions / AAR Digital, Barris Kustom Industries, Birdland

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