Batman Begins stars Christian Bale as Batman along with
Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman. It
is a 2005 British-American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics
character Batman, co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan. After a series
of unsuccessful projects to resurrect Batman on screen following the 1997
critical failure of Batman & Robin, Nolan and David S. Goyer reboots the
Batman film series, telling the origin story of the character from Bruce
Wayne's initial fear of bats, the death of his parents, his journey to become
Batman, and his fight against Ra's al Ghul's plot to destroy Gotham City.
Batman Begins first released on June 17, 2005, in the United
States and Canada in 3,858 theaters, grossed $48 million in its opening weekend
in North America and eventually grossing over $372 million worldwide. The film
was both commercially and critically successful. It received critical acclaim
and has been considered by many as one of the best superhero films ever made.
