The Batman has generated $505.8 million at the global box office, according to Deadline. As the world is navigating and imagining what a post-COVID life may be like, the DC blockbuster is the eighth film since theaters reopened and the fifth from Hollywood to crack the impressive half-billion mark.

This news hardly comes as a shock as earlier this week it was reported that in its second week, The Batman was again No. 1 in box office. At just over $500 million, it is the fourth highest-grossing studio release of the pandemic era.

Although critics were polarized by the superhero movie, audience turnout has remained strong--and no doubt helped by Pixar and Disney's pivoting Turning Red's March 11 theatrical release for Disney+ instead. The Batman cost roughly $200 million to produce--not including the ongoing marketing play--which means the film is charting a course to an overall strong and profitable showing. It also bears repeating that the film's three-hour runtime has apparently not deterred fans--nor has AMC, Regal, and Cinemark's last-minute addition of increasing ticket prices. Even one reported incident of a live bat being set loose in a theater as a "prank" has not kept fans away.