Editing Batman Forever (section)

===Box office===
''Batman Forever'' opened in a record 2,842 theaters and 4,300 screens in the United States and Canada on June 16, 1995, grossing $52.8&nbsp;million in its opening weekend,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winona-daily-news-batman-528-mill/133492030/ |title=Batman: $52.8 million in tickets sold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016002738/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winona-daily-news-batman-528-mill/133492030/ |date=June 20, 1995 |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |page=5 |publisher=[[Winona Daily News|The Winona Daily News]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="Box">{{cite web |title=Batman Forever (1995) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0112462/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 30, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216144714/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batmanforever.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=fast/> taking ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''{{'}}s record for having the highest opening-weekend gross of all time (it was surpassed two years later by ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''{{'}}s $72.1&nbsp;million).<ref name="TakesABite">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-19-ca-14726-story.html|title='Batman' Takes a Bite Out of 'Jurassic' Record: Movies: Third Bat film soars to an estimated opening weekend gross of $53 million. 'Pocahontas' makes a staggering $2.7 million in just six--albeit large--theaters.|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 19, 1995}}</ref> For six years, it had the largest opening weekend for a [[Warner Bros.]] film until 2001, when it was surpassed by ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyman |first=Rick |title=Harry Potter and the Box Office of Gold; Film Based on Popular Book Sets Record With $93.5 Million Opening Weekend |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/19/arts/harry-potter-box-office-gold-film-based-popular-book-sets-record-with-93.5.html |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=November 19, 2001 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226031942/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/19/arts/harry-potter-box-office-gold-film-based-popular-book-sets-record-with-93.5.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film also achieved the highest June opening weekend, holding that record until it was beaten by ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' in 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/c994f9b0c65e892d9bce99f66bc0c974|title=Austin Powers Scores at Box Office|website=[[Associated Press]] }}</ref> which would then be overtaken by ''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=June 22, 2003 |title=Green meanie's no weenie |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/box-office/green-meanie-s-no-weenie-1117888287/ |access-date=July 30, 2022}}</ref> It was the first film to gross $20 million in one day, on its opening day on Friday.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109293862/batman-sets-record-with-53-million/ |title='Batman' sets record with $53 million debut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914190605/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109293862/batman-sets-record-with-53-million/ |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=47 |date=June 20, 1995 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film also beat out ''[[Congo (film)|Congo]]'' to reach the number one spot.<ref name="TakesABite" /> It grossed $77.4&nbsp;million in its first week, which was below the record $81.7&nbsp;million set by ''Jurassic Park''.<ref name=fast>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 26, 1995|page=1|title=Fast fades follow wow bows|last=Klady|first=Leonard}}</ref>

Additionally, the film held the record for having the highest opening weekend for a superhero film until it was taken by ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' in 2000.<ref name="Gray2002">{{cite web |last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=May 6, 2002 |title='Spider-Man' Takes Box Office on the Ultimate Spin: $114.8 Million |website=Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1157&p=.htm |access-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207041845/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1157&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Audiences mobbed multiplexes for the opening of "X-Men" as... |work=[[United Press International]] |date=July 16, 2000 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/16/Audiences-mobbed-multiplexes-for-the-opening-of-X-Men-as/7694963720000/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228183046/https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/16/Audiences-mobbed-multiplexes-for-the-opening-of-X-Men-as/7694963720000/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That year, ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' broke ''Batman Forever''{{'}}s record for scoring the biggest opening weekend for any film starring [[Jim Carrey]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Box Office: Grinch Steals Holiday Hearts |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113107&page=1|access-date=November 13, 2010}}</ref> While the film was overtaken by ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' during its second weekend, it still made $29.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-27-ca-17818-story.html|title=Weekend Box Office : 'Pocahontas' Inches Past 'Batman'|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 27, 1995}}</ref> It then became the first film of 1995 to reach $100&nbsp;million domestically.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 27, 1995 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109292899/batman-nabs-more-than-100-million/ |title=Batman nabs more than $100 million |page=32 |work=[[The South Bend Tribune]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914190834/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109292899/batman-nabs-more-than-100-million/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film started its international roll out in Japan on June 17, 1995, and grossed $2.2 million in 5 days from 167 screens, which was only 80% of the gross of its predecessor ''[[Batman Returns]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 26, 1995 |page=8 |title='Bat' wings clipped at Japan B.O. |last=Groves |first=Don}}</ref>

The film went on to gross $184&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada, and $152.5&nbsp;million in other countries, totaling $336.53&nbsp;million. The film grossed more than ''Batman Returns'',<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=batmanvs.htm | title = Batman Battle | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date = August 16, 2008 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921074329/http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=batmanvs.htm | archive-date = September 21, 2013}}</ref> and is the second-highest-grossing film from 1995 in the United States, behind ''[[Toy Story]]'', as well as the sixth-highest-grossing film of that year worldwide.