For six years, it had the largest opening weekend for a Warner Bros. film until 2001 when it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The film also achieved the highest June opening weekend, holding that record until it was beaten by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999, followed by Hulk four years later in 2003.
This film's success is highlighted through its six-year reign as the top-performing Warner Bros. film for opening weekend until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. It also held the record for highest June opening weekend, a title that was later broken by Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999, followed by Hulk four years later in 2003.