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Tim Burton directed Batman (1989). The screenplay was written by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren, with additional uncredited rewrites by Charles McKeown and Jonathan Gems. Hamm wrote the original screenplay in October 1986, and Skaaren performed rewrites after Hamm was barred from the set during the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.
Batman (1989) grossed $411.6 million worldwide, with $251.4 million in North America and $160.2 million internationally. It opened to $40.49 million in its first weekend and became the fastest film to reach $100 million, achieving that milestone in eleven days. Box Office Mojo estimates more than 60 million tickets were sold in the United States.
By 1988, Michael Keaton was known primarily as a comedic actor from films like Mr. Mom and Night Shift, and fans feared the film would be campy like the 1960s television series. The casting triggered 50,000 protest letters to Warner Bros. offices. Batman co-creator Bob Kane, screenwriter Sam Hamm, and producer Michael Uslan all publicly questioned the decision.
Nicholson reduced his standard $10 million fee to $6 million in exchange for a share of the film's earnings, including merchandise. His total remuneration exceeded $50 million, and biographer Marc Eliot reports he may have received as much as $90 million.
Batman (1989) was shot primarily at Pinewood Studios in England from the 10th of October 1988 to the 14th of February 1989, using 18 sound stages and a 51-acre backlot for the Gotham City set. The original production budget escalated from $30 million to $48 million during filming.
Batman (1989) won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, awarded to Anton Furst and Peter Young. Jack Nicholson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated the film in six categories, including Production Design, Costume Design, and Supporting Actor for Nicholson, but it won none of those.