“No one wanted another Batman movie that was what we’d all been told by so many people then.”īatman Forever’s commercial success is even more impressive in light of the many feuds that reportedly happened before, during and after the movie’s production. “There wasn’t an enormous expectation on anyone’s part,” Schumacher said in a 2005 retrospective DVD featurette. Not bad for a movie that, according to director Joel Schumacher, wasn’t supposed to succeed.
Twenty-five years ago this week, the Caped Crusader ruled the box office as Batman Forever - the third entry in the 1990s Bat-franchise - scored a then-record breaking $53 million opening weekend gross, and went on to be 1995’s top earner with $184 million in its utility belt. (Photo: Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection) Batman (Val Kilmer) strikes a pose in the Batcave next to the Batmobile in Batman Forever.
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