Robert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Outperforms 'Uncharted' At The Box Office

The "The Batman" is already turning out to be a commercial success as expected!!

"Uncharted," a video game adaption starring Tom Holland, had the largest opening weekend of the year up until recently. The action blockbuster had beaten off competition from Channing Tatum's canine thriller "Dog" and other independent films that premiered within the same period.

All that has changed following Robert Pattinson's the "The Batman" debut at the box office. The new reboot of one of DC's most prized fictional heroes hit the theaters last Friday, besting "Uncharted" opening sales feat and sweeping home more than a pretty penny to hold the record for the most earning on opening day for 2022.

"The Batman," focused on a considerably more well-known character, surpassed "Uncharted" milestone after grossing $57 million on its first day. Despite the overabundance of publicity for the action blockbuster, "Uncharted," which is still showing in theaters, keeps on garnering critical acclaim.

Holland's adventure feature sits comfortably in second place, earning an estimated $15.4 million on its opening day. It grossed $44 million in three days and $51.3 million on four days, surpassing initial expectations from its showrunners.

Tatum's Dog debuted in February, making $5 million on its opening day, with $1.26 million coming from Valentine's Day previews. It took home $14.9 million in three days and $17.4 million for the four-day weekend, also having a good run at the box office to earn a third-place finish.

However, despite the stellar records set by the trio of films, they failed to beat the opening day earnings set by "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in December. The Marvel film swept home over 100 million dollars on its first day, ultimately grossing over $1.8 billion worldwide.

Matt Reeve's new adaptation of "Batman" took a unique turn from the previous installments in recent times. The nearly 3 hours long film explored the detective angle of the caped crusader, ultimately killing off any relationship with DC extended universe.

The film chronicled Pattinson's character (Bruce Wayne) quest to bring to justice a vicious serial murderer named the Riddler (Paul Dano), who was on a killing spree of prominent political people in Gotham. During his chase for the Riddler, Batman is compelled to probe the city's secret corruption and question his family's participation.

The film also stars Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell.

"Batman's" media adaptation roots date back to a Lewis G. Wilson and Robert Lowery 1940s black-and-white tv shows and the 1960s "Batman series featuring Adam West. However, the masked vigilante's real rise started in 1989 with Tim Burton's "Batman" and the follow-up "Batman Returns" starring Michael Keaton.

Following Burton's departure from the role, Van Kilmer took on the mantle for one stint in "Batman Forever." Next up came George Clooney's disastrous feature in "Batman & Robin," which needed Christian Bale's Batman trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises) to bring back the revered status of the franchise.

Ben Affleck became the next iteration of the caped crusader, starring in Zack Snyder's "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice," with a cameo in "Suicide Squad" and the "Flash" and a feature in the criticized "Justice League."

Following its opening day $50 million-plus earnings, reports predicted that Pattinson's DC adaption grossed between $120 million and $130 million over the weekend.

That amount would fall short of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" ($158 million) and "The Dark Knight Rises" ($160 million) opening weekends, as well as Zack Snyder's crossover battle "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" ($166 million).

However, unlike those films, "The Batman" is a complete relaunch, complete with a new cast, a darker tone, and a new narrative. "Batman Begins," Nolan's remake, debuted at $48 million in 2005, a figure that "The Batman" has already surpassed.

For now, the numbers are still coming in for "The Batman," but given its current reception, the movie should at least etch its place among the top five best Batman Adaptations.