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Well, it looks like audiences are loving Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The 3-hour superhero epic dropped just 51% in its second weekend (-41% if you remove previews), earning a stellar $66 million at the domestic box office, per Deadline. The pic now stands at $238.5 million in the US.

Internationally, The Batman collected an additional $66.6 million to bring its tally abroad to $224.7 million. All told, the Caped Crusader has taken in $463.2 million globally.

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Per the trade, the second weekend drop bests those of Batman v Superman (-69%), Dark Knight Rises (-61%), Justice League (-56%) and The Dark Knight (-53%) as well as most Marvel films, which typically endure a -63% drop in their sophomore frame. With no additional wide releases on the docket until April, The Batman should cruise to No. 1 throughout the rest of March.

Elsewhere, Uncharted pulled in another $9.25 million (-17%) to bring its domestic total to $113.3 million. Worldwide, the video game adventure has earned $301 million with a China release kicking off today.

DOMESTIC TOP 10

1.) The Batman (WB) 4,417 theaters Fri $18.8M (-66%)/Sat $28.6M/Sun $18.6M/3-day: $66M (-51%) Total $238.5M/Wk 2

2.) Uncharted (Sony) 3,725 (-150) theaters, Fri $2.4M (-19%)/Sat $4.1M/Sun $2.7M/3-day $9.25M (-17%)/Total $113.3M/Wk 4

3.) BTS Permission to Dance (Trag) 803 theaters, Sat $6.8M/Wk 1

4.) Dog (UAR) 3,407 (-100) theaters, Fri $1.38M (-13%)/Sat $2.4M/Sun $1.56M/3-day $5.3M (-13%)/Total $47.8M/Wk 4

5.) Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) 2,702 (-7) theaters, Fri $970K (-10%) /Sat $1.85M/Sun $1.25M/ 3-day $4M (-11%)/Total $792.2M/Wk 13

6.) Death on the Nile (Dis) 2,450 (-115) theaters, Fri $680K (-12%)/Sat $1.1M/Sun $692k/3-day $2.5M (-7%)/Total $40.8M/Wk 5

7.) Radhe Shyam (Alerion) 800 theaters, Fri $1.25M/Sat $350K/Sun $260K/ 3-day $1.86M/Wk 1

8.) Sing 2 (Uni/Ill) 1,988 (-38) theaters, Fri $340K /Sat $730K/Sun $510K /3-day $1.58M (-3%)/Total: $155.8M/Wk 12

9.) Jackass Forever (Par) 1,627 (-354) theaters, Fri $320K (-25%)/Sat $465K/Sun $315K/3-day $1.1M (-23%)/Total: $56.2M/Wk 6

10.) Scream (Par) 664 (-189) theaters Fri $120K (-25%)/Sat $210K/Sun $115K/3-day $445M (-23%) /Total: $80.9M/Wk 9

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By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.