Dark Knight
Manhattan Weekend Box Office: Dark Knight Hangs On in Gotham, But Set its Records Elsewhere
More box office records crumbled as Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight continued its vertiginous climb. Heath Ledger's psychotic Joker seduced viewers nationwide to the tune of $75.6 million this weekend, making his movie the country's favorite once again—and by a $45.6 million margin. Here in Gotham's real-world counterpart, The Dark Knight claimed $1.1 million in sales—a full $772,704 over second-place Step Brothers.
The Times tells us The Dark Knight's $75.6 million is "the best second-weekend gross in recent Hollywood history." (An impressive figure for sure, though we wonder just how "recent.") And with $314.2 million in domestic sales since its July 18 opening, The Dark Knight also scored a record for the highest-grossing opening ten days in Hollywood history. read more »
Dark Night: Fans Await Midnight Show of Raved-About Batman Movie
Two things were noticeable about the line of people awaiting the 12:01 a.m. Lincoln Square cinema premiere of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight.
First, the affinity most of the waiting masses appeared to feel with the Caped One; second, the bizarre impression many of the waiting seemed to have that they had seen the movie already.
Brandeis University student Andrew Litwin called The Dark Knight "probably one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen."
"I'm not, like, at all obsessed," he said. "I mean I haven't read all the comics and all that … because I haven't had enough money to buy all the comics. read more »
