Batman was undoubtedly, the pinnacle of Kim's career (outside of her Oscar win of course). If Kim Basinger wasn't considered A-list then (i.e. somebody whose comes before the title of the movie in the opening credits/is above the marquee), she was definitely considered one after Batman. I think that Kim was certainly an A-list star from 1989 (she was gradually climbing up the ladder in the five years leading up to that) up until she 1994, when she went on her three year sabbatical from appearing in movies.
When she did that movie Cool World, Ralph Bakshi, the director originally wanted Drew Barrymore for her part. But he was overruled by the studio because Kim Basinger was considered a bigger box office draw than either Drew or Brad Pitt (who Bakshi desperately wanted) at the time. Also, when Kim infamously got involved with that movie Boxing Helena, a lot of that movie being greenlit hinged on having a major star attached to it.
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