The theme was first introduced on 10 February 2017 as part of a licensing and merchandising programme associated with the film.

On 10 February 2017, The Lego Batman Movie was released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The storyline follows the DC character Batman, voiced by Will Arnett, who attempts to overcome his greatest fear to stop the Joker's latest plan.

The Batman contained a total of 53,998 Lego bricks, and weighed 286 pounds.

The construction toy range was based on the film and developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

The construction sets were designed to recreate the story and characters of the film in Lego form.

[3] During the development process of The Lego Batman Movie theme, producer Dan Lin explained its concept.

This was the second time around for some of these franchise rights holders, whether that’s J K Rowling or the Saul Zaentz estate, they had worked with us before and had very good experience.

[62][63] Also included 6 key chains with a key chain attached to the minifigures of Batman, The Joker, Robin, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Kiss Kiss Tuxedo Batman.

[64] Each of the sets features four core characters, named Batman, Alfred, Robin and Batgirl.

[50] In November 2018, the Toy Retailers Association listed The Lego Batman Movie Minifigure Series (set number: 71017) on its official list of 2018 Toy of the Year Awards.