Editing Batman & Robin (film) (section)

==Release==
''Batman & Robin'' had its premiere on June 12, 1997, in [[Westwood, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin-premier/|title=The ''Batman & Robin'' premier|date=June 27, 1997|last=Laine|first=Tricia|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908224921/https://ew.com/article/1997/06/27/batman-robin-premier/|archive-date=September 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The film marked the United Kingdom's then-"biggest and most expensive" movie premiere. The event was held at [[Battersea Power Station]] in London, with the building decorated to look like Gotham City and Wayne Manor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gotham-city-comes-to-battersea-as-batman-and-his-foes-fly-into-town-1257671.html|title=Gotham City comes to Battersea as Batman and his foes fly into town|date=June 23, 1997|last=McCann|first=Paul|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709181641/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gotham-city-comes-to-battersea-as-batman-and-his-foes-fly-into-town-1257671.html|archive-date=July 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Expected to be among the tent poles of the summer movie season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/batman-and-robin-20th-anniversary/530997/|title=How ''Batman & Robin'' Changed the Superhero Movie for the Better|date=June 20, 2017|last=Sims|first=David|work=[[The Atlantic]]|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512120339/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/batman-and-robin-20th-anniversary/530997/|archive-date=May 12, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> the film opened in the United States on June 20, 1997, in 2,934 theaters, where it remained for an average of approximately 6.2 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Batman-and-Robin|title=''Batman & Robin'' (1997)|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416104017/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Batman-and-Robin|archive-date=April 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on [[DVD]] four months later on October 22, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/batman-robin/1112524/main/|title=''Batman & Robin'' (1997)|publisher=[[Moviefone]]|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619183135/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/batman-robin/1112524/main/|archive-date=June 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> A special edition DVD was released in 2005 that included a documentary series about the production of the film series, ''Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight''.<ref name="11facts" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/why-val-kilmer-didnt-return-batman-robin/|title=Why Val Kilmer Didn't Return for ''Batman & Robin''|date=November 24, 2020|last=Schaeffer|first=Sandy|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829102353/https://www.cbr.com/why-val-kilmer-didnt-return-batman-robin/|archive-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Marketing===
The theatrical trailer for ''Batman & Robin'' debuted on the February 19, 1997, episode of ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jenny|last=Hontz|url=https://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117436590|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081218103505/http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117436590|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 18, 2008|title=Inside Moves|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 20, 1997|access-date=November 11, 2008}}</ref> [[Warner Bros.]] spent $125&nbsp;million to market and promote the film,<ref name="adage.com">{{cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/news/batman-returns-armed-125-mil-promotion-arsenal-amoco-kellogg-frito-lay-tbs-taco-bell-join-caped-crusader-tie-ins/71945|title={{'}}''Batman''{{'}} Returns, Armed with $125 Mil Promotion Arsenal; Amoco, Kellog, Frito-Lay, TBS, Taco Bell Join Caped Crusader for Tie-Ins|last=Jensen|first=Jeff|date=May 26, 1997|website=[[Ad Age]]|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621201338/https://adage.com/article/news/batman-returns-armed-125-mil-promotion-arsenal-amoco-kellogg-frito-lay-tbs-taco-bell-join-caped-crusader-tie-ins/71945|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition to its $160&nbsp;million production budget.<ref name="confessions"/><ref name="ST" /> Several [[Six Flags]] amusement parks introduced new roller coasters themed to the film. [[Batman & Robin: The Chiller]] opened at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] in 1997, and a [[Mr. Freeze (roller coaster)|Mr. Freeze-themed roller coaster]] opened at both [[Six Flags Over Texas]] and [[Six Flags St. Louis]] in 1998.<ref name="shadow" /> [[Taco Bell]] launched a $20 million promotional campaign for the film, selling Batman-themed cups, collector toys, and figurines.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/07/18/fast-food-film-tie-ins/|title=Fast food film tie-ins|date=July 18, 1997|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122225004/https://ew.com/article/1997/07/18/fast-food-film-tie-ins/|archive-date=January 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Themed trading cards produced by [[Fleer]] and [[SkyBox International]] were also sold, some signed by Clooney, Schwarzenegger, Thurman, Silverstone, O'Donnell, and Schumacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beckett.com/news/the-daily-1997-fleer-skybox-batman-and-robin-george-clooney-autograph/|title=The Daily: 1997 Fleer/SkyBox ''Batman and Robin'' George Clooney Autograph|date=June 12, 2018|last=Cracknell|first=Ryan|work=[[Beckett Media|Beckett]]|access-date=November 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120055101/https://www.beckett.com/news/the-daily-1997-fleer-skybox-batman-and-robin-george-clooney-autograph/|archive-date=January 20, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[Batman & Robin (video game)|eponymous tie-in video game]] developed by [[List of Acclaim Entertainment subsidiaries#Acclaim Studios London|Probe Entertainment]] was released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on August 5, 1998, to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196711-batman-and-robin/index.html|title=''Batman & Robin''|website=[[GameRankings]]|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501030123/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/196711-batman-and-robin/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/12/batman-robin|title=''Batman & Robin''|date=August 12, 1998|last=Perry|first=Douglass|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028225801/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/12/batman-robin|archive-date=October 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>