![Batman opened 34 years ago this weekend. Directed by Tim Burton, the $48 million movie grossed $411.6 million, becoming the highest grossing movie of 1989. It won Oscar for Best Art Direction. Batman opened 34 years ago this weekend. Directed by Tim Burton, the $48 million movie grossed $411.6 million, becoming the highest grossing movie of 1989. It won Oscar for Best Art Direction.](https://preview.redd.it/batman-opened-34-years-ago-this-weekend-directed-by-tim-v0-kuxk0vhmth7b1.png?auto=webp&s=419585fd81747276286b4f3aacb96e2ed43972ba)
Batman opened 34 years ago this weekend. Directed by Tim Burton, the $48 million movie grossed $411.6 million, becoming the highest grossing movie of 1989. It won Oscar for Best Art Direction.
![Batman' 1989 came out 30 years ago today. Here's the Caped Crusader's crucial connection to N.J. - nj.com Batman' 1989 came out 30 years ago today. Here's the Caped Crusader's crucial connection to N.J. - nj.com](https://www.nj.com/resizer/tahSAp07BR_v_pBesBdy8H81j-Q=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/2MKVK7P4QRHUBH47TLFC2OR6EY.jpg)
Batman' 1989 came out 30 years ago today. Here's the Caped Crusader's crucial connection to N.J. - nj.com
![Tim Burton Batman 1989 Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson Painting by Michael Andrew Law Cheuk Yui - Fine Art America Tim Burton Batman 1989 Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson Painting by Michael Andrew Law Cheuk Yui - Fine Art America](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/3/tim-burton-batman-1989-michael-keaton-and-jack-nicholson-michael-andrew-law-cheuk-yui.jpg)
Tim Burton Batman 1989 Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson Painting by Michael Andrew Law Cheuk Yui - Fine Art America
![1989, Film Title: BATMAN, Director: TIM BURTON, Pictured: TIM BURTON, CLOTHING, COSTUME. (Credit Image: SNAP Stock Photo - Alamy 1989, Film Title: BATMAN, Director: TIM BURTON, Pictured: TIM BURTON, CLOTHING, COSTUME. (Credit Image: SNAP Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F6HFEY/1989-film-title-batman-director-tim-burton-pictured-tim-burton-clothing-F6HFEY.jpg)