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The fictional character Batman, a comic book superhero featured in DC Comics publications, has appeared in various films since his inception. The character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s, Batman and Batman and Robin. The character also appeared in the 1966 film Batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West, who also starred in the film.

Toward the end of the 1980s, the Warner Bros. studio began producing a series offeature films starring Batman, beginning with the 1989 film Batman, directed byTim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. Burton and Keaton returned for the 1992film Batman Returns, and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever withVal Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 film Batman & Robin, which starred George Clooney. Batman & Robin was poorly received by both the critics and the fans, and after a long hiatus in which multiple possible Batman scripts were developed, Warner Bros. rebooted the film franchise in 2005 with Batman Begins, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale. Nolan also directed the 2008 sequel The Dark Knight with Bale reprising his role. A third andfinal installment in the Nolan series, The Dark Knight Rises, is in post-production and is scheduled to be released in Summer 2012.

Batman has also appeared in multiple animated films, both as a starring character and as an ensemble character. While most animated films were released direct-to-video, the 1993 animated feature Batman: Mask of the Phantasm was released theatrically.

Having earned a total of $1,449,683,452 million, the Batman series is, accordingto BoxOfficeMojo.com the fourth highest-grossing film series of all-time.[1]