‘The Batman’ Is Just the Beginning for Warner Bros.’ 2022 Theatrical Hopes

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‘The Batman’ Is Just the Beginning for Warner Bros.’ 2022 Theatrical Hopes
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New VIP+ Analysis: The Caped Crusader will kick off a vastly different year at the box office for the studio after a streaming-focused 2021.

and has since sustained substantial gross throughout 2022, comprising the bulk of Universal’s cumulative gross so far.

Unlike “Sing 2,” the fourth “Matrix” film was not able to rise out of “Spider-Man’s” shadow and has barely earned anything in the new year. It’s a disappointing outcome for the studio and its producing partners, with Village Roadshow Warner Bros. in February, claiming it botched the release in favor of driving up HBO Max subscriptions.

That lawsuit caps more than a year of disgruntled reactions to “Project Popcorn,” which MoffettNathansonmay have cost WarnerMedia well over a billion dollars in lost revenue due to diminished theatrical and digital returns as well as payouts to top talent with back-end gross deals in place. Such low turnout in theaters for “The Matrix” remains a sobering reminder that not all IP post-pandemic is a sure bet, making it a priority for “The Batman” to meet and exceed expectations and set fertile ground for the rest of Warner Bros.’ 2022 slate, of which DCEU entries like Dwayne Johnson-led “Black Adam,” “The Flash” and a sequel to 2018’s “Aquaman” starring Jason Momoa are its biggest hopefuls.set by 2019’s standalone DC entry “Joker,” that shouldn’t be a difficult feat for “The Batman.

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