Editing Batman Returns (section)

=== Home media ===
''Batman Returns'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] on October 21, 1992.<ref name="AFICatalog"/><ref name="NYTimesHomeVideoOct15"/><ref name="NYTimesHomeVideoDec13"/> Its VHS version had a lower-than-average price, to encourage sales and rentals. The film was expected to sell millions of copies and be a well-performing rental, but its success would be restricted by its content, which would appeal less to children (the main audience driving purchases).<ref name="NYTimesHomeVideoOct15"/> Elfman's score was released in 1992 on [[compact disc]] (CD), and an expanded soundtrack was released in 2010.<ref name="Filmtracks"/>

''Batman Returns'' was released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]] in 1997, with no additional features.<ref name="HomeMediaIGNAnthologyBR"/><ref name="HomeMediaTribute"/> An anthology DVD [[box set]] was released in October 2005, with all the films in the Burton-Schumacher Batman film series. The ''Batman Returns'' segment had commentary by Burton, ''The Bat, The Cat, and The Penguin'' special about the making of the film, part four of the documentary ''Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight'', notes on the development of costumes, make-up and special effects, and the music video for "Face to Face".<ref name="HomeMediaIGNAnthologyDVD"/>

The same anthology was released on [[Blu-ray]] in 2009 with a standalone ''Batman Returns'' Blu-ray release.<ref name="HomeMediaIGNAnthologyBR"/><ref name="HomeMediaDOG"/> A [[4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] version was released in 2019; restored from the original 35mm negative, it included the anthology's special features.<ref name="Ebert4k"/><ref name="HomeMediaUltraHD"/> A 4K collector's edition was released in 2022 with a [[Optical disc packaging#SteelBook|SteelBook]] case (with original cover art), character cards, a double-sided poster, and previously released special features.<ref name="HomeMediaWBCollectors"/>