Release: Batman: Duality

 

Batman: Duality

Genre: Action/Superhero

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Writer: APJ

Based on DC Comics characters

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Rock, Al Pacino, Jessica Alba, Lili Simmons, Melissa Leo, Orlando Jones, Hamish Linklater, Barry Sloane, Michael Rispoli, Kevin Dunn, Adele Exarchopoulos (cameo), Douglas Booth (cameo)

Budget: $262,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $650,145,229

Foreign Box Office: $699,989,190

Total Profit: $418,009,014

Reaction: Despite a slightly lower budget (less city destruction this time around) this one came in with lower profits than Knightfall, grossing almost $150 million less worldwide. It's still a massive success though.

"APJ's Batman Duality shows how great he's done respecting the series with precisive accurate details. While this is Batman Duality's biggest strength, its also one of its biggest weaknesses. The movie is long and packed with a buffet of characters, it felt like Batman was more of a side dish in his own film. It's not bad, I absolutely adore how well made the film was and how true to the comics it is, just feel like maybe a half hour could have been cut." - Dexter Quinn, Cinematic Observer Newsletter

"In Batman: Duality, Jake Gyllenhaal delivers a restrained, introspective Bruce Wayne, while Chris Rock’s Harvey Dent is a genuine revelation—volatile, tragic, and quietly terrifying as he fractures into Two-Face. The introduction of the Court of Owls adds a conspiratorial depth that makes Gotham feel ancient and unknowable, while the Batwoman subplot injects a dangerous ideological counterpoint to Batman’s code. Though the film occasionally juggles too many threads, its thematic ambition help fill the storytelling gaps." - Tom Lane, Detroit News

"While Batman: Duality is undeniably stylish and ambitious, it sometimes buckles under the weight of its own narrative density. The film introduces compelling elements—the Court of Owls, Batwoman, Dent’s transformation—but struggles to give each the breathing room it deserves, resulting in a story that feels overcrowded. Gyllenhaal is solid if subdued, but it’s Chris Rock who dominates the film, occasionally to the detriment of the central Batman arc. Batman: Duality is ultimately a bold swing following Knightfall, but not always a cohesive one." - Oliver Lance, Seattle Star Tribune

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.