"something big is coming to gotham city and it's bringing money and prizes to choice hotels." and by the time the trailer was released, fans packed theaters showing other movies just to watch it. it was a brilliant marketing blitz with the aim of getting as many people as possible to watch the film in its first few weekends before any reviews came out. critics like roger ebert praised batman for its immersive sets but ultimately said the film lacked an intriguing story. but that hardly mattered in then end. movie audiences packed theaters over and over again netting "batman" 40 million in its opening weekend. overall, the film netted 410 million worldwide on a 35- million dollar budget. "it may be batman's biggest influence, negative influence. in that the box office trend." "warner bros was tooting its own horn, that's why the numbers got out there. the numbers wouldn't have gotten out there if it had been a bomb." "so when it becomes about breaking records more than being quality. when it becomes more about that than art, the balance get a little skewed. the scales get a lit

batman is clearly watching over gotham city, completely into his character. >> does he know he's beingatman needs to improve his situational awareness because he's watched for a full 25 seconds, much to the amusement of mom, who suddenly giggles. >> argh, argh! argh, argh! >> so clearly that child was affected by being caught. this next child couldn't give a snap. >> please tell me that's not water and flour? >> no, that's margarine, and this one is just -- mmm, mmm, mmm, this is the best ever! >> are you kidding, it's moisturizing. the kid's skin has never been softer, more gentler. >> that part, exactly. just, oh, both hands on the face. >> won't be ashy for weeks. it looks like an old video of honey boo-boo. you know what i mean? >> looks like that video of david hasselhoff eating a burger. as he runs off to cause havoc somewhere else. >> let's go get on mom's white couch and rub ourselves. >> i love that reaction, the batman kid. all right that brings us to the end of the episode. if you need more, may i recommend the internet. >>> tonight, not again. this time, two storms hitting

he's the first law man in gotham city and he's keeping it together. >> stephen: any chance your kidst. they're up way too late. >> stephen: in case they are, your father is exactly right in everything he says. ( laughter ) now, obviously, jim gordon is on the gotham police department. >> he is. >> stephen: and you shoot here in new york city. >> yes. >> stephen: is there any camaraderie you get from new york's finest? does the nypd come up and give you tips? >> absolutely. i also do another show called southland, it was a cop show in l.a. ( applause ) i was absolutely fishing for that. do i come up occasionally in the city, every borough. but only usually when i'm at craft service with some sort of highly feminine -- some sort of like a danish or some sort of, like, a strawberry danish -- feminine is the wrong word -- nonmasculine. >> stephen: am i emasculating myself if i have a danish? >> they come up to you with respect, when you're commissioner gordon and you have a fruit wrap and -- >> stephen: gordon would be eating man's meal, rough! >> indeed! ( laughter ) >> stephen: you're

>> president trump has succeeded in putting the joker, the ridler and the penguin in charge of gotham cityld like to begin with -- >> bret: [laughing]. he said he had make believe invisible glasses. we are watching this negotiation. we will have continuing coverage on fox news channel. i will be back at 11 p.m. eastern time tonight. thanks for inviting us into your home. that's it for this "special report." the "story" with martha maccallum starts right now. >> martha: thanks. a lot of great quotes and fun. there will be more quotes this evening making our way through tonight. 5 hours and counting to get a deal tonight or the government will shut down at midnight. what that might look like if it happens this evening. i am martha maccallum live in washington, d.c. tonight power packed. we have mick mulvaney, sean spicer. tom cotton and jim jordan all ahead. first the shutdown showdown on the eve of the one year anniversary of the trump white house. president trump was expected to leave this afternoon to head to florida for the weekend. but not yet. he is still behind us tonight in the white

so i'm taking larry and janelle to gotham lighting, one of the largest lighting distributors in all of new york citywe need to drum up some business. -lemonis: how you guys doing? -brian: good. lemonis: so, guys, the reason i wanted to connect you two, as i was telling them, that gotham's one of the biggest lighting distributors in new york. and i made an investment in vision quest. you guys are doing a ton of business in new york. we believe we can fulfill the manufacturing side. brian: how big is your company dollar-wise? larry: we've been as big as $5 million, and we're currently around $3 million. brian: i got to be honest with you -- that seems a little light to me for new york. i mean, new york is a half-a-billion-dollar market. what kind of work do you guys do? janelle: we have a full design staff. most of our backgrounds are in engineering and design, so if you need something custom, we have a very wide range of manufacturing capabilities. frank: 'cause that's very important. brian: we're doing an emergency room. they do not have the space for a pendant. they want it surface-mounted. the iss