The Dark Knight Crushes $200 Million Record

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The Dark Knight Crushes $200 Million Record

July 23, 2008

Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight broke another record on Tuesday becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark in five days! The previous record of eight days was held by three films - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins follow-up added $20.87 million on Tuesday to push its massive total to $203.8 million. That puts it at #84 already on the all-time domestic blockbuster list after just five days.

Right now, the only number we have for international markets is $41.3 million but that will start going up significantly as the movie is opening in many countries Thursday and Friday as well as into August.

So let's recap - widest release (4,366 theaters), biggest midnight opening ($18.5M), biggest opening weekend ($158.4M), biggest July opener ($158.4M), biggest PG-13 rated opening ($158.4M), biggest single day ($67.2M), biggest opening day ($67.2M), biggest Friday ($67.2M), biggest Sunday ($43.6M), biggest IMAX opening ($6.3M) and fastest to $200M in five days ($203.8M).

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Posted by: Jesse on July 23, 2008 at 14:36:19

I'm not surprised. Going to go see it again for the fifth time... :)

Posted by: Derrick Clarke on July 23, 2008 at 14:36:40

Nice!!!

Posted by: Loonay on July 23, 2008 at 14:36:50

Obviously.

Posted by: face on July 23, 2008 at 14:37:56

WHY SO SERIOUS

Posted by: Jay on July 23, 2008 at 14:38:22

w00t!!!!

Posted by: The R-dale Cowboy on July 23, 2008 at 14:39:32

Allright!!! Let's finally sink the Titanic

Posted by: Pecos Bill on July 23, 2008 at 14:39:38

Glad to see the current situation with Bale hasn't deteriorated people's interest in seeing the movie :)

For once a movie that deserves all this attention and money has finally come.

Posted by: Some Guy on July 23, 2008 at 14:40:18

Um...yay. The records are great and all but I'd be happier in hearing they are planning a third film with no one being replaced. They have to have some footage of Ledger that wasn't used. Put it in the third film at the end to give the illusion of the joker still running around somewhere.

Posted by: man1985 on July 23, 2008 at 14:44:44

Here's another amazing fact about TDK's continued box-office success. TDK's Monday and Tuesady ($24 mil and $20 mil respectively) made more than Spider-Man 3 did in its second Friday of release (which was only $17). More on Monday and Tuesday than Spier-Man 3's second Firday!! That's incredible!!

Posted by: Raiden on July 23, 2008 at 14:45:06

I know. I need to know if they are going to do a 3rd or not. But congrats to TDK. Simply amazing

Posted by: 216 on July 23, 2008 at 14:46:15

I thought TDK also broke the Biggest Monday record?

Posted by: tino78 on July 23, 2008 at 14:47:08

we should all kepp watching it until it breaks the titanic!!!

Posted by: tyler winn on July 23, 2008 at 14:50:13

It was just ok, no better than Batman forever.

Posted by: Ross on July 23, 2008 at 14:52:43

I would love to offer 500 to whoever buys the ticket that brings this movie past the titanic record, but since I don't have anyway of knowing who the lucky soul will be, and since, let's face it, I don't have 5 dollars, let alone 500.... how bout I just offer my respect?

Posted by: Raiden on July 23, 2008 at 14:53:03

Space Monkey

Im thinking Batman and Superman. Remember the billboard in I AM Legend

Posted by: man1985 on July 23, 2008 at 14:53:43

Posted by: 216 on July 23, 2008 at 14:46:15

I thought TDK also broke the Biggest Monday record?

Biggest Non-Holiday Monaday. Although I think we can just start referring to the July 18th weekend as the official TDK holiday weekend now.

Posted by: The R-dale Cowboy on July 23, 2008 at 14:53:55

Do they really need third movie? How could it top TDK? I have to say that I'm satisfied with what we have now. TDK is the definitive Batman film.

Posted by: Batman on July 23, 2008 at 14:54:48

MAN I'm so HAPPY that TDK is a huge success

Posted by: tyler winn on July 23, 2008 at 14:57:14

There is going to be third movie its gonna be a team up between batman and spiderman. That is gonna be awesome!!!!

Posted by: Tyler Lose on July 23, 2008 at 14:57:26

"It was just ok, no better than Batman forever."

What's it like being that stupid?

Posted by: tyler winn on July 23, 2008 at 14:59:01

batman and robin was the best george clooney was brilliant way better than heath ledger was

Posted by: tyler winn on July 23, 2008 at 15:00:31

George Clooney 7 oscars to Heath Ledgers none and he is alive which obviously makes him the all time greatest batman!!!

Posted by: man1985 on July 23, 2008 at 15:01:21

I don't know Space Monkey. No wait, lets say it makes another $38 combined from Wednesday and Thursday. It could be at $240 going into the second weekend. I think it could easily make more than $70 million over the second weekend. That should put it over $300 mil by the end of next weekend, So Yeah it is possible.

Let's sit back and enjoy the pursuit for $300 mil now.

Posted by: Handsome John on July 23, 2008 at 15:01:28

I hope they do a third movie in the same as TDK after BB debuted in 05. Hopefully they'll come back to Chicago for another summmer to film.

On another note, i'm really interested to see what chris nolan's next project is. Doesn't look like he's done anything since he finished TDK and there arentb any recent film credits for him on imdb.

Posted by: Travis McGee on July 23, 2008 at 15:01:45

I have seen it twice and it deserves every penny...

I'm hoping Nolan stays with the mob villain theme and choses the Black Mask as the next villain. he is just as demented as the Joker in the comics, especially in No Mans Land and War Games arcs...

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