Robert Pattinson’s 'The Batman' goes even higher with $134 million debut at US box-office

Internationally, 'The Batman' captured $124 million from 74 overseas market, pushing its global tally to $258 million.

Los Angeles: 'The Batman' landed a bigger opening weekend than Warner Bros., the studio behind the comic book adventure, initially expected. The newest superhero epic, starring Robert Pattinson as an exceptionally moody Caped Crusader, collected $134 million in North American theatres over the weekend, above Sunday's estimates of $128.5 million.

Those ticket sales rank as the best opening of 2022, as well as only the second pandemic-era movie to cross the $100 million mark in a single weekend following aSpider-Man: No Way Home', reports variety.com.

The reason behind the 4 percent bump in Monday's final tally is because 'The Batman' had a better-than-expected turnout on Sunday, bringing in $34.1 million. That's more than some pandemic-era releases managed to earn in their entire theatrical runs.

The movie pulled in $57 million on Friday -- which includes fan events from Tuesday and Wednesday -- and added another $43.2 million on Saturday. Without much competition until Sony's own comic book adaptation 'Morbius' hits theatres on April 1, "The Batman" should continue to fly high over domestic box office charts.