In addition to the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in cinemas, there is hardly a more important superhero trilogy as Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series. The Batman films with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne made history at the latest with The Dark Knight and the legendary Heath Ledger performance as the Joker.
Dark Knight trilogy became a worldwide mega success
While Batman Begins was the first film in the trilogy, which was not even designed for three parts at the time, it grossed over 370 million dollars worldwide Hype about Nolan’s superhero vision explodes with the sequel.
The Dark Knight cracked the 1 billion mark worldwide, which also benefited the controversial conclusion of the series. The Dark Knight Rises also grossed over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. This brings the complete Dark Knight trilogy to a proud global box office of over $2.4 billion.
Christopher Nolan never wants to go back to the superhero genre
For Nolan, the third film in the Dark Knight trilogy was more of a compromise to meet the studio’s urgent request for another Batman film. In return, the director gets more financial resources to be able to realize more personal blockbusters like Inception and Interstellar.
In an interview for his latest film, Oppenheimer, about the inventor of the atomic bomb, Nolan was also asked if he would ever want to make a superhero film again. To which he replied succinctly and clearly: “No.”
For Christopher Nolan, the chapter of superhero films is finally closed after his Dark Knight trilogy. What he plans to do next after Oppenheimer has not yet been decided.
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