The Dark Knight

[Rathi04]

I finally saw this the other night and besides saying how great it is etc, I was wondering if there was anything during the credits? We only stayed till it said in memory of Ledger then we left.

Is there some extra scene in the credits that I missed?

[Lyrical]

So I just read Robin #177, and it does appear that Batman is either dead or missing. The comics were released out of order, and it doesn't go into what happened to Batman, it just depicts about the upheaval in Gotham because he's gone.

[Everlast]

I thought he was hooked on heroin

[FulorianC]

Originally Posted by Korioni

TDK will obviously do extremely well... but it won't be on par with the final numbers of the really big ones like LotR and Titanic.

I felt the need to quote this and laugh.

[Korioni]

To quote myself,

there was no reason to expect that TDK would do as well as it did until after it came out. As I mentioned in the post you quoted, movies like Titanic did so well because of multiple viewings for individuals. Heath Ledger's death made it an automatic blockbuster but if all performances in the film hadn't been Grade A, word of mouth wouldn't have spread and it wouldn't have continued to climb the sales charts. Instead it simply would have had a big opening week like most other high-anticipation movies.

In other words, my assumption was entirely legitimate at the time but extraordinary circumstances changed the playing field. Note: after my post was made.

[Blazemore]

Originally Posted by Korioni

To quote myself,




In other words, my assumption was entirely legitimate at the time but extraordinary circumstances changed the playing field. Note: after my post was made.

Imagine my huge dissapointment when I tried to give you - internets and found out I already did in the past and cannot do it again. But I cannot figure out which one is mine on your long list of people that know you are a idiot.

[Korioni]

Originally Posted by Blazemore

Imagine my huge dissapointment when I tried to give you - internets and found out I already did in the past and cannot do it again. But I cannot figure out which one is mine on your long list of people that know you are a idiot.

Your control panel gives a list of internets you've given. Just fyi.


Let me guess, R.R. Martin reference.

Edited, cause I generally try not to indulge in personal attacks. Bad habit to get into in journalism.

[Blazemore]

Sure enough it was Martin dig. Thanks for clearing that up.

[Korioni]

Interestingly enough... I wasn't the one to give you that -internet.

[TheRidic]

'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.


The film hit that mark in just over six weeks, half the time it took "Titanic," which reached $500 million in a little more than three months. "Titanic," the biggest modern blockbuster, remains No. 1 on the domestic charts with $600.8 million.

Despite its brisk pace, "The Dark Knight" is not expected to approach the total for "Titanic," which put up smaller numbers week after week but lingered at the top of the box office for months.

Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., said he expects "The Dark Knight" to finish at about $530 million, though it could reach $550 million if business persists as strongly as it has.

"I keep raising the number because it just keeps holding better than expected," Fellman said.

"The Dark Knight" will climb to about $505 million by Labor Day, the conclusion of Hollywood's busy summer season. That amounts to nearly one-eighth of Hollywood's overall summer revenue of $4.2 billion, which edges the previous summer record of $4.18 billion set last year, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Factoring in today's higher admission prices, "The Dark Knight" would need to take in about $900 million to match the number of tickets sold by "Titanic."

Labor Day weekend was generally sleepy at theaters, with a rush of new movies failing to find much favor with audiences. Through Sunday, Paramount's comedy "Tropic Thunder" remained No. 1 for the third straight weekend with $11.5 million.

The 20th Century Fox sci-fi thriller "Babylon A.D." with Vin Diesel debuted in second place with $9.7 million, while Overture Films' espionage drama "Traitor," starring Don Cheadle, opened at No. 5 with $7.9 million.

Premiering at No. 7 was Lionsgate's spoof flick "Disaster Movie" with $6.2 million. MGM's campus comedy "College" opened well outside the top 10 with $2.1 million.

The top 12 movies took in $75.2 million, down 23 percent from the same weekend last year, when "Halloween" opened with $26.4 million.

"This is kind of an inauspicious end to a really incredible summer," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "We limped past the finish line."

[Shots]

Factoring in today's higher admission prices, "The Dark Knight" would need to take in about $900 million to match the number of tickets sold by "Titanic."

Wouldn't that mean less people are willing to squander money because it costs more? Wouldn't that mean they adjusted for inflated prices but didn't adjust for the fact that less people will pay that? Woops, didn't mean to bring this up again!

[Burkex]

Fell to #3 on IMBD and Shawshank #1 over Godfather 1.
IMDb Top 250

[Surlok TP]

Next batman villain to be the hamburgler?

[Shots]

Originally Posted by Burkex

Fell to #3 on IMBD and Shawshank #1 over Godfather 1.
IMDb Top 250

"For this top 250, only votes from regular voters are considered."

I was wondering why it was 9.2 on the Batman page and 9.0 on the Top 250. They should list the votes counted on the Top 250 page, not the total votes (258,393 is the total for Batman TDK).

[Thorpe]

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