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As Expected. Now they need to get Bale signed on for another 3 or 4 of these.
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Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M
Sunday July 20 1:47 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes.
"The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to its biggest weekend ever, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"We knew it would be big, but we never expected to dominate the marketplace like we did," said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released "The Dark Knight." The movie should shoot past the $200 million mark by the end of the week, he said.
ADVERTISEMENT Hollywood set an overall revenue record of $253 million for a three-day weekend, beating the $218.4 million haul over the weekend of July 7, 2006, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
"This weekend is such a juggernaut," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, whose musical "Mamma Mia!" debuted at No. 2 with $27.6 million.
Factoring in higher admission prices, "Spider-Man 3" may have sold slightly more tickets than "The Dark Knight."
At 2007's average price of $6.88, "Spider-Man 3" sold 21.96 million tickets over opening weekend. Media By Numbers estimates today's average movie prices at $7.08, which means "The Dark Knight" would have sold 21.94 million tickets.
Revenue totals for "The Dark Knight" could change when final numbers are released Monday.
The movie's release was preceded by months of buzz and speculation over the performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, Batman's nemesis. Ledger, who died in January from an accidental prescription-drug overdose, played the Joker as a demonic presence, his performance prompting predictions that the role might earn him a posthumous Academy Award nomination.
"The average opening gross of the last five `Batman' movies is $47 million. This tripled that, and for a reason," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "A big part of that was the Heath Ledger mystique and a phenomenal performance that absolutely deserves the excitement surrounding it."
"The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with his "Batman Begins" star Christian Bale, whose vigilante crime-fighter is taunted and tested by Ledger's Joker as the villain unleashes violence and chaos on the city of Gotham.
Overseas, "The Dark Knight" added $40 million in 20 countries where it began opening Wednesday, including Australia, Mexico and Brazil. The film opens in Great Britain this weekend and rolls out to most of the rest of the world over the next few weeks.
"The Dark Knight," which cost $185 million to make, also broke the "Spider-Man 3" record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. "Spider-Man 3" opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.
"Every single show is sold out," said Greg Foster, IMAX chairman and president. "We're adding shows as much as we can, but we're at 100 percent capacity."
On opening day Friday, "The Dark Knight" also took in more money than previously counted, Fellman said. The film pulled in a record $67.85 million, up nearly $1.5 million from the studio's estimates a day earlier.
The previous opening-day record also had been held by "Spider-Man 3" with $59.8 million.
Women accounted for most of the audience for "Mamma Mia!", which Universal opened as counter-programming to the male-dominated audience for "The Dark Knight."
"With the crowded summer, we knew we would have to find the right weekend, and this seemed like the perfect one considering three-quarters of our audience was female," Rocco said.
Based on the stage musical set to the tunes of ABBA, "Mamma Mia!" features Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski.
The weekend's other new wide release, 20th Century Fox's animated family flick "Space Chimps," opened at No. 7 with $7.4 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Dark Knight," $155.34 million.
2. "Mamma Mia!", $27.6 million.
3. "Hancock," $14 million.
4. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $11.9 million.
5. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $10 million.
6. "WALL-E," $9.8 million.
7. "Space Chimps," $7.4 million.
8. "Wanted," $5.1 million.
9. "Get Smart," $4.1 million.
10. "Kung Fu Panda," $1.8 million.
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Saw it and loved it. Easily one of the better movies I've seen in a long time, pick a genre.
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Dent's alive. I'm almost sure. My reasoning is anatomic. Dent's stomach is moving up and down as he lies on the ground. I'm not a movie maker, but I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't let a dead character "breathe", and I'm sure there's some kinda movie trick that woulda covered this. Chap or other Holly-er? Also, BIM, a Maroni by any other name wouldn't smell as sweet.
We saw this Friday night and absolutely loved it. The only issue any of us had (myself, my wife and my sister) was Maggie Gylenhall as the love interest.
Did Hollywood suddenly run out of attractive and talented actresses?
We went from Katie Holmes to Maggie. I'd get it if she wasn't supposed to be beautiful, but it's clear that Rachel Dawes is someone all three men find beautiful, and beautiful Maggie Gylenhall is not (Family Guy expressed her and Jakes' appearances best).
It did however spark an interesting conversation afterwards, which was, who would you have rather seen cast in her role? She's got to be brainy as the DA, but still very attractive as well and in her mid twenties to early thirties (or look that way at least) and have some star power to their name.
Here's our list:
Mandy Moore
Kristen Kreuk (nice DC tie in)
Claire Danes
Anne Hathaway
Kate Hudson
Kristen Bell
Scarlett Johansen
Olivia Wilde
Feel free to add your choices.
Anyway, GREAT GREAT movie!
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No doubt hands down best movie I have seen this year. This movie was too good to be a comic book film. It was that good.
Absolutely freaking brilliant performance by Heath Ledger. He sold being insane, menacing, psychotic and brilliant all at the same time. He owned that character from the "magic trick" scene. He stole every scene he was in and left a tension in the air after every scene he was in.
I will say this now. One of the best villain portrayals ever in film. Heath deserves the Oscar for this. I am so saddened to know that he won't be back for a round 2 of this character. The line that hit me hard was the one where he tells Batman, "I think we are destined to do this forever". Wow, I wish that were true.
This movie should also be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Screen play. I know this movie (including Heath) will get screwed by the Oscars. Hats off to Nolan and the cast. Kudos to Mr. Ledger....thanks for one hell of ride at the theater today.
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Mal - "Define interesting."
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Really? Braveheart and Crash (seven also) just left me so moved/shocked when they ended. Man.... Braveheart might be the best Man-Movie ever. Great legend/story. Great battles with gruesome violence. A very bitchin love story gone wrong. Many places where all hell brakes loose. The hero dies for his cause (and his woman). And we get some gratuitous nudity. What more could you ask for? lol
We shall see if we can put it up there with those two Best picture winners. Currently, I rate TDK as the Best comic book movie ever. And the Begins/Knight saga as the best thing going right now (Next to the new Bond).
Maybe it's good I am seeing it again. If you think it is better than both of those Oscar winners, I may need to open my heart more.
P.S. That new Bond trailer had my blood boiling for that release as well. Daniel Craig (Bond). Matt Damon (Bourne). Bale (Batman). Downey (IronMan). And now Bale as John Conner. What more could a dude ask for????
Don't get me wrong, I loved Braveheart. I still really like it. I just think over the years after seeing it a bunch of times, it's flaws start coming through, and there are a few. I think it is deserving of a Best Picture win, of course, I just think The Dark Knight is a superior movie.
Crash, on the other hand, is (like Chicago and maybe Shakespeare in Love) one of the most undeserving Best Picture winners in recent memory.
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We saw this Friday night and absolutely loved it. The only issue any of us had (myself, my wife and my sister) was Maggie Gylenhall as the love interest.
Did Hollywood suddenly run out of attractive and talented actresses?
We went from Katie Holmes to Maggie. I'd get it if she wasn't supposed to be beautiful, but it's clear that Rachel Dawes is someone all three men find beautiful, and beautiful Maggie Gylenhall is not (Family Guy expressed her and Jakes' appearances best).
It did however spark an interesting conversation afterwards, which was, who would you have rather seen cast in her role? She's got to be brainy as the DA, but still very attractive as well and in her mid twenties to early thirties (or look that way at least) and have some star power to their name.
Here's our list:
Mandy Moore
Kristen Kreuk (nice DC tie in)
Claire Danes
Anne Hathaway
Kate Hudson
Kristen Bell
Scarlett Johansen
Olivia Wilde
Feel free to add your choices.
Anyway, GREAT GREAT movie!
Hmm, I kinda agree with you about the attractiveness quotient, but Maggie is one of the best young actresses in Hollywood. She's a better actress than any of your list you have above (although Scarlett comes close). She was certainly a lot better acting-wise than Katie Holmes.
As for who to put in her place? That's a tough one. I would think a few years ago Bridget Moynahan would have been a good choice.
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IMO they should always base it on tickets sold, not revenue.
Absolutely they should. That is the true barometer of the success of a movie. # of tickets sold is everything.
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Mandy Moore
Kristen Kreuk (nice DC tie in)
Claire Danes
Anne Hathaway
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"Anquan is spectacular in so many ways," Cardinals general manager Rod Graves said. "There is not anyone more competitive on the field. He is the kind of player you can build a game around. Having that kind of element in your locker room and on the field can take you a long way. He is the epitome of us. He is basically the heart and soul of our football team." ROD GRAVES
No doubt hands down best movie I have seen this year. This movie was too good to be a comic book film. It was that good.
Absolutely freaking brilliant performance by Heath Ledger. He sold being insane, menacing, psychotic and brilliant all at the same time. He owned that character from the "magic trick" scene. He stole every scene he was in and left a tension in the air after every scene he was in.
I will say this now. One of the best villain portrayals ever in film. Heath deserves the Oscar for this. I am so saddened to know that he won't be back for a round 2 of this character. The line that hit me hard was the one where he tells Batman, "I think we are destined to do this forever". Wow, I wish that were true.
This movie should also be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Screen play. I know this movie (including Heath) will get screwed by the Oscars. Hats off to Nolan and the cast. Kudos to Mr. Ledger....thanks for one hell of ride at the theater today.
I think Heath should and will win an Oscar for it. I also think it stands a chance at best picture. I do not think it will win best screenplay, though I think the most deserving best screenplay thus far (In Bruges) will lose as well. It was a great flick, but all this talk of it being one of the best movies of all time is simply a result of the hype, IMO. Not even close to being top 10 all-time, although maybe, maybe it'll end up being in the top 50. It isn't my favorite comic book movie. I think Iron Man will keep a hold of that slot.
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Shane, you're not saying that Gylenhall makes a better love interest than those girls are you?
Obviously there's Alba, Biel, Beckinsale, Jolie etc that are all prettier than the girls I mentioned, but we agreed that they'd all be TOO pretty for the role (she does need to stand out from the models and ballerinas that Bruce Wayne dates).
I mean, you can't seriously prefer this (all of these pics are red carpet pics, not glam shots):
over this:
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Hmm, I kinda agree with you about the attractiveness quotient, but Maggie is one of the best young actresses in Hollywood. She's a better actress than any of your list you have above (although Scarlett comes close). She was certainly a lot better acting-wise than Katie Holmes.
As for who to put in her place? That's a tough one. I would think a few years ago Bridget Moynahan would have been a good choice.
Agree about Katie Holmes (wasn't a big fan of hers to begin with, so I figured recasting would have been so much easier). Moynahan would have been solid. If they would have done it Hillary Swank or Charlize Theron would have been great acting wise and much more believable as beautiful without looking like a super model (well, maybe not Theron).
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People of Mars, you say we are brutes and savages. But let me tell you one thing: if I could get loose from this cage you have me in, I would tear you guys a new Martian ***hole. You say we are violent and barbaric, but has any one of you come up to my cage and extended his hand? Because, if he did, I would jerk it off and eat it right in front of him. “Mmm, that’s good Martian,” I would say. - Jack Handey
The measure of one's individual liberty is proportionate to their acceptance of personal responsibility. Without the latter the former will cease to exist.
Shane, you're not saying that Gylenhall makes a better love interest than those girls are you?
This movie was so intelligent that casting just a pretty face would have been a bad idea. I think Gylenhall fit the part perfectly. It was believable that she had a brain and a heart. She has a sophistication about her. That's what the part called for.
Casting Denise Richards as an intelligent, sophisticated love interest is something for silly Bond movies. Not a movie like Dark Knight.
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This movie was so intelligent that casting just a pretty face would have been a bad idea. I think Gylenhall fit the part perfectly. It was believable that she had a brain and a heart. She has a sophistication about her. That's what the part called for.
Casting Denise Richards as an intelligent, sophisticated love interest is something for silly Bond movies. Not a movie like Dark Knight.
I get what you're saying, but that's why I said she needs to be able to play brainy as well. Denise Richards never even entered the equation. But it's not like there aren't talented and attractive actresses out there. Putting just a pretty face would have been a shame and ruined the movie, I just think they went TOO far in the other direction.
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People of Mars, you say we are brutes and savages. But let me tell you one thing: if I could get loose from this cage you have me in, I would tear you guys a new Martian ***hole. You say we are violent and barbaric, but has any one of you come up to my cage and extended his hand? Because, if he did, I would jerk it off and eat it right in front of him. “Mmm, that’s good Martian,” I would say. - Jack Handey
The measure of one's individual liberty is proportionate to their acceptance of personal responsibility. Without the latter the former will cease to exist.
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