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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)
Released
2016 · FILM

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

A haunted Bruce Wayne, now Batman, sees Superman as a looming threat to humanity, while Lex Luthor schemes to weaponize kryptonite, forcing heroes and villains into a deadly collision course.

“The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world.”

Directed by
Zack Snyder, Michael Donald Bryant
Written by
Chris Terrio, David S Goyer
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Format
Shot on 16mm film
Runtime
151 min
Sci-Fi

Synopsis

When a god-like superhero's unchecked power begins to raise concerns, Gotham City's powerful vigilante confronts Metropolis's celebrated modern hero, as the world grapples with the question of what kind of hero society truly needs. As Batman and Superman engage in battle, a new and more dangerous threat emerges, placing humanity at greater risk than ever before.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 880+ 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 David BrennerShot by Larry FongScored by Tom HolkenborgDesigned by Patrick TatopoulosSound by Curt CashVFX by David W Allen

Box Office

2016 · 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

$874.4M

Budget$250.0M
Worldwide gross$874.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $330.4M — 38% of worldwide · International: $544.0M (62%)

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Also known as

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justicede
  • Batman v Superman: El Origen De La Justiciaes
  • Batman v Superman : L'Aube de la justicefr
  • Batman vs Superman : l'aube de la justicefr

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