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Lego Batman: Super-Villains is an upcoming American computer-animated superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. Produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to be the 8th film in the franchise and the sequel of Lego Batman (2017). The film will be directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by the writing team of Michael Waldron and Dan Harmon.

Warner Bros. began work on a Lego Batman sequel after its box office successes with Mckay announcing his directorial return in December 2018. Plot details were first announced in March 2019, when Chris Morgan joined the initial writing team. However, Mckay's busy schedule led to delays on the project, which had an initial release date of 2022. Morgan left the project in December 2020, and Waldron and Harmon were named writers in 2021 as replacements. The script had rewrites in mid-2022, after setting an initial release date in the same month. Production, at the hands of Animal Logic, began at the end of April 2023 in Australia.

Lego Batman: Super-Villains is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 18, 2025.

Release
Lego Batman: Super-Villains is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 18, 2025. It was originally set for release on March 28, 2025.

Box office
As of April 21, 2025, Lego Batman: Super-Villains has grossed $180 million in the United States and Canada, and $241.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $421.7 million. It had a worldwide opening of $401.8 million, the highest for an animated title, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie total ($375.1 million in 2023).

In the United States and Canada, Lego Batman: Super-Villains was released alongside The Boogeyman, and and was initially projected to gross around $110 million from 4,529 in its Easter opening weekend, with rival studios predicting it could reach $135 million. The film made $20.5 million from Thursday night previews, the best total for an animated film beating Incredibles 2 ($18.5 million in 2018). After making $69.5 million on its first day (including previews, the best first-day of 2025 up to that point), weekend estimates were increased to $150 million. It then debuted to $159.9 million exceeding expectations, the highest opening weekend total of 2025 and the second-best for an animated feature, below Incredibles 2 ($182.5 million). Plus, it was the second-highest Easter opening weekend of all time, behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, also from DC.