
'The Batman' soars to a big box office opening
CNN
Theaters needed a hero, and they got one in a big way this weekend.
"The Batman" — which stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman — notched an estimated $128.5 million at the North American box office this weekend, according its studio Warner Bros. (Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of WarnerMedia.)
The opening flew past industry expectations that had the movie making closer to $100 million. It stands as the best opening of 2022 so far.

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