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Batman (1989 novel) was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 01 September 2012 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Batman (1989 film). The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

Max Eckhardt was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 18 July 2010 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Batman (1989 film). The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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O'Brian, Lucy (May 7, 2014). "HOW BURTON'S BATMAN CHANGED HOLLYWOOD". IGN. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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Prince on soundtrac- June 2022

The Prince music pushed sales greatly, yet he’s not mentioned.

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2600:8807:405E:B800:619B:19B2:CAF3:1A25 (talk) 14:51, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:56, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2022

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Please add the following template to the article:

2601:241:300:B610:7D07:2974:4F71:665E (talk) 01:58, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done MadGuy7023 (talk) 19:41, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Casting

Hi! I can't find any reference to Kevin Costner as possibile Batman in the notes/links available 151.42.208.66 (talk) 15:59, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Tim Burton's/Joel Schumacher's Batman

Template:Tim Burton's/Joel Schumacher's Batman has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. InfiniteNexus (talk) 03:54, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Typo

The caption for the frame from the end of the film says "climatic" when the intended word is "climactic." The page is locked for editing so I can't go in and fix it. Someone please fix this error. 2600:1700:67A8:230:29E7:B25F:7FF3:5DA2 (talk) 03:39, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done DonQuixote (talk) 13:01, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add Prince on Music by

Prince did music for the film, with the Batman album. You need to add him on the “music by” section Mistag1958 (talk) 07:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

v t e Yearly highest-grossing films in the United States
Films listed as number-one by in-year release
1970s–1980s	Star Wars (1977) Grease (1978) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Return of the Jedi (1983) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Back to the Future (1985) Top Gun (1986) Three Men and a Baby (1987) Rain Man (1988) Batman (1989)
1990s−2000s	Home Alone (1990) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Aladdin (1992) Jurassic Park (1993) Forrest Gump (1994) Toy Story (1995) Independence Day (1996) Titanic (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Spider-Man (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Shrek 2 (2004) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Spider-Man 3 (2007) The Dark Knight (2008) Avatar (2009)
2010s−2020s	Toy Story 3 (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) The Avengers (2012) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) American Sniper (2014) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Rogue One (2016) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Barbie (2023)
List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada