Movies | February 21, 2009 | 5 comments

'The Dark Knight' Hits $1 Billion Milestone

source: http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/the-dark-knight-hits-1-billion-milestone/

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Well, I'd take $1 billion over a Best Picture Oscar any day. Warner Bros made the announcement late Friday. Helped by its relaunch on January 23rd, the Batman sequel is only the 4th Hollywood movie to do this (not adjusted for inflation or higher ticket prices), behind Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. The Dark Knight's current grosses break down to $533.1 million domestically and $468 million overseas. (Box Office Mojo says it's the only movie in the Top 20 of the all time worldwide chart where the domestic gross exceeds the foreign gross, which is a common trait among comic book-based pictures. On the all time domestic chart, The Dark Knight ranks second to Titanic, while it stands at No. 22 on the all time foreign chart.) Warner Bros noted that The Dark Knight's box office total includes the highest-grossing two-dimensional re-mastered IMAX release ever at $49.6 million domestic and $15.3 million overseas.
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5 comments // 'The Dark Knight' Hits $1 Billion Milestone

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    • I'll be shocked if Ledger isn't awarded an Oscar for this film. His portrayal of the Joker was just perfect.

    • 2 years ago
  • Manatee_man
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    • jh64487:

      Working on many films, I can understand where you can lose it since it's such a high pressure cooker feeling, and to an outsider, hearing his rant (which was actually way back in July 2008) would sound like a diva....but unless you've been on a movie set where you're working against time and a studio, you have no idea.

      He's a truly gifted actor and when you've got so much pressure on you, you lose it every so often. Just like in real life.

    • 2 years ago
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