Box Office: ‘The Batman’ Stays Strong With $66 Million in Second Weekend

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRobert Pattinson’s moody superhero adventure “The Batman” prevailed at the box office again.The film earned $66 million in its second weekend of release, propelling its domestic tally to a robust $238.5 million.

After only 10 days on the big screen, “The Batman” ranks as the highest-grossing movie of 2022, as well as the second-highest grossing movie since the onset of COVID-19.

Only “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which has generated a stellar $792 million in North America, has earned more money at the domestic box office in the past two years.Ticket sales for “The Batman” declined 41% from its debut, a better hold than most comic book tentpoles — especially in pandemic times.

Other COVID-era releases, such as “The Suicide Squad,” “Eternals,” “Black Widow” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” plummeted anywhere from 53% to 71% in their sophomore outings.