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Article: `BATMAN FOREVER' TAKES TOP SPOT AT DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE FOR 1995.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 3, 1996
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Byline: ROBERT W. WELKOS Los Angeles Times
HOLLYWOOD The Oscars and various critics' awards are one thing, but when report cards are handed out in Hollywood, not much is sweeter than leading the domestic Top 10 box office list.
The results are now in: The movie ``Batman Forever'' is the domestic box office champ of 1995.
With ticket sales of nearly $184 million, Warner Bros.' third installment of the caped crusader of comic book fame outdistanced Universal Pictures' space thriller ``Apollo 13,'' which landed in second place at $172 million.
Joel Schumacher, who directed ``Batman Forever,'' said even he had his doubts about the movie's ...