Batman (1989)

Like Superman, Batman is an incredibly popular character and, these days, any movie that features the character him is going to be successful at the box office. However, in 1989, that really wasn’t guaranteed to be the case at all.

Although Superman had smashed it at the box office eleven years earlier, the two most recent movies in the franchise had been terrible, and the comic book movie genre had taken a hit as a result. Moreover, many people saw Michael Keaton as being woefully miscast in the role of the Dark Knight.

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However, Keaton smashed it and the movie was great – proving successful with fans and critics alike. Keaton went on to reprise his role in Batman Returns, and kicked off a franchise. Comic book movies have been on the rise pretty much ever since.

And now, on to the first movie starring a certain group of very popular mutants.