Batman Returns
The Bat. The Cat. The Penguin.
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all.But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $280M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Villain
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Batman Returns returned 3.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $80M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $280M
- Release date
- Jun 19, 1992
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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