"The Dark Knight" Hits $200M
Do you get the feeling we’re just hungry for great movies? If box office numbers are any indication, that means The Dark Knight is one heck of a great movie.
The Warner Bros. film broke another record today by 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 The Dark Knight added $20.87 million today, pushing its total to $203.8 million. That puts it at No. 84 on the all-time domestic blockbuster list after just five days.
Let’s crunch some numbers for “The Dark Knight”:
- Widest release: 4,366 theaters
- 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
- Fastest to $200M in five days: $203.8M
Image: The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., 2008
Source: Media by Numbers
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1 opinion for "The Dark Knight" Hits $200M
patrick
Jul 23, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Dark Knight is a must see for sure, though i’m holding out for after the crowds die down a bit
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