Batman Forever

1995 | Action, Adventure, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

Batman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.

Scores

Overall Score
85.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.6%
Review Aggregate
41.5

Critic Consensus

41.2% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotdarkvisually strikingfunnyscarygrittysuspensefuluplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Val Kilmer1995$7,000,000 source$14,408,793reported
Tommy Lee Jones1995$5,557,000$11,438,000(est)
Jim Carrey1995$4,184,000$8,611,000(est)
Nicole Kidman1995$2,500,000 source$5,145,997reported
Chris O'Donnell1995$2,926,000$6,022,000(est)
Michael Gough1995$2,575,000$5,301,000(est)
Pat Hingle1995$2,312,000$4,759,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes277,783

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$184,031,100$378,809,420
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$184,033,490$378,814,340

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1995$92,015,550$189,404,710
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$52,499,000$108,063,886
Physical Purchases ?1995$54,088,000$111,334,682
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$51,528,708$106,066,638
Total Revenues1995$250,131,258$514,869,915
Expenses
Budget ?1995$100,000,000$205,839,894
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$23,371,000 (est)$48,106,842 (est)
Participations1995$37,520,000$77,231,128
Residuals ?1995$10,352,000$21,308,546
Interest & Overhead1995$15,000,000$30,875,984
Total Expenses1995$186,243,000$383,362,393
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$63,888,258$131,507,522

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