Batman: Bad Blood

Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film and is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and DC Animated Movie Universe. It serves as a sequel to the 2015 film Batman vs. Robin. While not a direct adaptation of a particular storyline, it derived from Grant Morrison's run on Batman, primarily the Leviathan story arcs. Jason O'Mara, Sean Maher, and Stuart Allan reprise their roles from the previous films with Morena Baccarin returning from Son of Batman as Talia al Ghul.

Released theatrically on January 22, 2016, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation and voice performances, although the script was the subject of criticism from many. The film was also a box office success, grossing $81 million on a budget of $10 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Dirty Grandpa, The Boy, and The 5th Wave, and was projected to gross $10-15 million from 2,200 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $7 million on its first day, including $900,000 from Thursday night previews, and finished slightly above projections, debuting with $17 million, knocking The Revenant off the top spot. The film declined in its second weekend, grossing $9 million, declining to fifth, and in its third weekend, the film grossed $5 million, ranking seventh.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus reads, "Batman: Bad Blood 's well-done animation and strong voice performances bleed into a lackluster story to bring the action to a film desperately in need of it." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale of A+ to F.