The Batman currently dominates Batman Begins 71–29
Who do you think should win?
The Verdict Decade Duel
This matchup has 14 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
17 years is more than a gap — it's a completely different filmmaking landscape. Batman Begins has to compete not just as a movie but as an era's representative. The Batman takes this one. After 14 votes, the split sits at 71%–29% and the trend has been consistent.
Both films operate in crime territory, which means voters aren't choosing between genres but between two interpretations of the same kind of movie. The question is which one defines that space better.
A 42.8-point edge makes this one of the more lopsided pairings out there. The Batman at 71% is in control.
The Numbers
| Batman Begins | The Batman | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 29% | 71% |
| Overall Win Rate | 54% | 69% |
| Championships | 6 | 4 |
| Budget | $150M | $185M |
| Return | 2.5x | 4.2x |
Where This Matchup Sits
For genre context, The Batman ranks #2 in Crime on BingeBracket.
Round by round within tournaments, later rounds favor Batman Begins while The Batman fades — the gap between them widens as the bracket deepens.
Despite the lopsided head-to-head, the tournament records are competitive: Batman Begins with 6 titles, The Batman with 4. The broader record is tighter than this specific matchup.
17 years separate Batman Begins and The Batman. Dollar figures don't compare across that gap, but bracket voters don't care about inflation — The Batman wins the head-to-head regardless.
Choosing The Batman takes 2.6s on average. Choosing Batman Begins takes 23.9s. That gap suggests they're doing different things for their voters.
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