How much money did Batman Begins amount on it 's opening weekend ?
On July 31 , 2006 , Warner Bros. officially announced initiation of production for the sequel to " Batman Begins " titled " The Dark Knight " ; it is the first live - action " Batman " film without the word " Batman " in its title , which Bale noted as signaling that " this take on Batman of mine and Chris ' is very different from any of the others .