The series has grossed over $4.99 billion at the global box office, making it the eleventh highest-grossing film franchise of all time. Batman has also appeared in multiple animated films, both as a starring character and as an ensemble character. While most animated films were released direct-to-video, the 1993 animated feature ' (based on the 1990s ') and 2017's "The Lego Batman Movie" (a spin-off of 2014's "The Lego Movie") were released theatrically. Having earned an unadjusted total of U.S. $2,783,118,504, the "Batman" series is the fourth-highest-grossing film series in North America.