'Dark Knight' Nears $400 Million Mark!

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Box office powerhouse 'The Dark Knight' neared the $400 million mark as it maintained its No. 1 position for the third week in a row. The Batman thriller made another $43.8 million this weekend, studio estimates showed Sunday. 

The Warner Bros. movie has now made an astounding $394.9 million and studio executives say they expect it to earn at least $100 million more, which would make it the No. 2 biggest grossing domestic film of all time behind 'Titanic,' which made $601 million in US box office.

The studio predicts 'The Dark Knight,' starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, will surpass the $400 million mark by Monday or Tuesday, the film's 18th and 19th day of release. This would break the record for taking in $400 million in the shortest time, beating out 'Shrek 2,' which hit that mark in 43 days. 

'The Dark Knight' did face competition from the new 'Mummy' sequel, which made an estimated $42.5 million its opening weekend. 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' stars Brendan Fraser, whose character goes on a mission with his son to unearth a mummy cursed by a wizard.

Published 8/3/08 by the Insider the Insider

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  • The movie was great. I went last night with my kids and seen it. All the actors where great. It keep me on the edge of my seat.
    anonymous 25 rtoth 8/3/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • heath was geart actor
    fadylover1234 1647 fadylover1234 8/3/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • this movie is definitely going to break Titanic's record!
    andybernard 222 andybernard 8/3/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • The movie was awesome and your Story is as well
    Andrea772510 1438 Andrea772510 8/3/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • I would not be surprised if it beat Titanic in the long run. Surely this one has the legs to go the distance as well.

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    anonymous anonymous 8/4/08 Reply
     
  • I think that Heath's performance was one of the best I've ever seen because, while watching the movie you don't see Heath Ledger as the Joker: you see Heath Ledger IS the Joker. Halfway through the movie I had already forgotten that Ledger was the actor behind the makeup solely because you forget that there is an actor.
    anonymous anonymous 8/5/08 Reply
     
  • wow, This editor needs to learn how to spell. LOL noob... "competion" ? "Tanic"? Jesus... he butchered this article.
    AustenT 5 AustenT 8/6/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • wow, This editor needs to learn how to spell. LOL noob... "competion" ? "Tanic"? Jesus... he butchered this article.
    AustenT 5 AustenT 8/6/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • wow, This editor needs to learn how to spell. LOL noob... "competion" ? "Tanic"? Jesus... he butchered this article.
    AustenT 5 AustenT 8/6/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • wow, This editor needs to learn how to spell. LOL noob... "competion" ? "Tanic"? Jesus... he butchered this article.
    AustenT 5 AustenT 8/6/08   Message Add to Friends Reply
     
  • lol.. l2 spell.
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  • i like the joker more than the batman
    anonymous anonymous 8/20/08 Reply
     
 
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