---
name: "Benjamin Melniker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/benjamin-melniker"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 May 1913"
died: "26 February 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-09-19T11:45:47.466767+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Benjamin Melniker

Producer. Born 25 May 1913 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. Died 26 February 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 May 1913, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 26 February 2018
- **Active:** 1989–2017
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as producer, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 1990s 64 (4), 2000s 67 (3), 2010s 69 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 10, Crime 7, Fantasy 6, Adventure 3, Animation 3, Comedy 2
- **Screen time:** 25 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,471m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Melniker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2740528, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578195/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10951

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## Biography

Benjamin Melniker was an American film producer. He began his career at MGM in 1939, rising to executive vice president and chairman of the film selection committee, where he was involved in deals for films including *Ben-Hur*, *2001: A Space Odyssey* and *Dr. Zhivago*.

In 1979, Melniker partnered with Michael E. Uslan to acquire the film rights to Batman. He received producer or executive producer credits on every subsequent live-action Batman film from *Batman* (1989) onwards, as well as the animated feature *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993) and numerous other DC Comics adaptations including *Swamp Thing* (1982), *Constantine* (2005) and *The Spirit* (2008). He died on 26 February 2018.

*Sources: hollywoodreporter.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Catwoman* (2004), Fi1m 34, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/catwoman.md)
- *Batman & Robin* (1997), Fi1m 35, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-and-robin.md)
- *Batman Forever* (1995), Fi1m 56, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-forever.md)
- *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm.md)
- *Batman Returns* (1992), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-returns.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Fi1m 77, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Batman: Hush* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Justice League vs. the Fatal Five* (2019), Co-Executive Producer
- *Teen Titans Go! To the Movies* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Batman Ninja* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Batman: Gotham by Gaslight* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Justice League* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Batman vs. Two-Face* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Batman and Harley Quinn* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *Justice League Dark* (2017), Co-Executive Producer
- *Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Batman: The Killing Joke* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Batman: Bad Blood* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Justice League: Gods and Monsters* (2015), Co-Executive Producer
- *Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Batman: Assault on Arkham* (2014), Executive Producer
- *The Lego Movie* (2014), Executive Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie.md)
- *LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1* (2012), Executive Producer
- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *Batman: Year One* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Batman: Under the Red Hood* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Superman/Batman: Public Enemies* (2009), Executive Producer
- *The Spirit* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *Batman: Gotham Knight* (2008), Executive Producer
- *The Batman vs. Dracula* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Constantine* (2005), Producer
- *National Treasure* (2004), Associate Producer
- *Catwoman* (2004), Executive Producer — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/catwoman.md)
- *Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Chase Me* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker* (2000), Executive Producer
- *Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Batman & Robin* (1997), Executive Producer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-and-robin.md)
- *Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Batman Forever* (1995), Executive Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-forever.md)
- *Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?* (1994), series, Executive Producer
- *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-mask-of-the-phantasm.md)
- *Batman Returns* (1992), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-returns.md)
- *Swamp Thing* (1990), series, Executive Producer
- *Swamp Thing* (1990), series, Executive Producer
- *Batman* (1989), Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *The Return of Swamp Thing* (1989), Producer
- *Three Sovereigns for Sarah* (1985), Executive Producer
- *Swamp Thing* (1982), Producer
- *Shoot* (1976), Executive Producer
- *Mitchell* (1975), Executive Producer

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