'' Batman & Robin '' premiered in Los Angeles on June 12 , 1997 , and went into general release on June 20 . Making $ 238.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 160 million , the film was a critical failure and often ranks among the worst films of all time . It is also the lowest-grossing live-action '' Batman '' film to date . Due to the film 's poor reception , Warner Bros. cancelled a sequel , '' Batman Unchained '' , and rebooted the film series with '' Batman Begins '' in 2005 . One of the songs recorded for the film , " The End Is the Beginning Is the End " by The Smashing Pumpkins , won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards
40th Annual Grammy Awards
40th Annual Grammy Awards
Batman & Robin (film)