Discussion Batman Shatters Records!

#1 (**permalink**) **Batman Shatters Records!**

66 MILLION. . . . . . DAY ONE! I remember when 66 Million for opening day Weekend was BIG! I mean DAMN!. . .

Also all I've been hearing from anyone and every one is "BEST MOVIE EVER" . . . and "The Joker for Best Actor"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the single-day box office record, according to its distributor Warner Bros.
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The Friday tally bests the $59.8 million set by "Spider-Man 3" at its opening last year.

The film will likely break the opening weekend record of $151.1 million set by the Spider-Man movie, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros.

"I don't see any reason why we are going to slow down," he said.

Fellman attributed the success to the unique vision of director Christopher Nolan and the "outstanding" performance of the late Australian actor Heath Ledger in what turned out to be his last completed screen role, as Batman's arch nemesis, the Joker.

"The Dark Knight," which cost about $180 million to produce, also picked up a record $18.5 million in sales of tickets for preview screenings ahead of its official opening.

The five previous Batman movies released by Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, had an average opening gross of $47 million.

Those films collectively have amassed over $1.6 billion in ticket sales worldwide since 1989, according to box office tracking service Media By Numbers.

The last Batman movie, 2005's "Batman Begins," grossed nearly $49 million its first weekend in North America and went on to collect about $372 million worldwide.

"The Dark Knight," picking up where that film left off, reunites director Nolan and star Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader and features Ledger as the Joker.

Only 10 other movies have managed to cross the $100 million domestic box-office mark in their first weekends, led by "Spider-Man 3" with $151 million in May 2007 and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with $135.6 million in 2006, the biggest July opening on record.

(Reporting by Deena Beasley, editing by Vicki Allen)

gifted chick · 07-20-2008, 06:24 PM

was gonna go see in imax yesterday...but they sold out... so mayb nex week

vybzgal718 · 07-20-2008, 07:56 PM

everyone keeps saying that this is the best movie they've ever seen, i gotta see it

MrCee · 07-20-2008, 11:34 PM

66.4 Milllion already? Was gonna wait for the Dvd but maybe I should see it now

T.r.i.n.i. · 07-21-2008, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by vybzgal718

everyone keeps saying that this is the best movie they've ever seen, i gotta see it

thats exactly what i been hearing tooo "the best thing since crustless PBnJ sandwiches"

.... Must See ...
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gifted chick · 07-21-2008, 01:24 AM

i hope ppl jus aint sayin that cuz dude died

T.r.i.n.i. · 07-21-2008, 02:41 AM

Its krazy how there is such a MEGA difference from the Jack Nicholson quorky Joker to a str8 Psycopath

... but I swear ive always wanted a serious take on a Batman movie.... and i got it...
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T.r.i.n.i. · 07-21-2008, 02:47 AM

Weekend Record gets demolished ... Spiderman 3 had the record at 151Milli .... Dark Knight's record number is 155.3Milli
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Mz K · 07-21-2008, 05:41 AM

uhm interesting i onlycwanted to see ut cause of the joker being played by 3 different great actors. I heard its nothing like before
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.-¤ Ç®ØöKëÐ ¤-. · 07-21-2008, 10:34 AM

I was trying to buy tickets to go see this but they were all sold out ... to get tickets for this movie you have to place reservations

... i have never EVER heard of having to place reservations to get a ticket to see a movie

... thats how you KNOW this movie is going to be WICKED ... well it MUST be wicked cause it sold 66 MILLION ON THE FIRST DAY

Must SEE ... i wont even bother getting the bootleg either (i usually get the bootlegs first to see if a movie is good so i dont waste money going to see it) ... I have to see this one in the theaters

BlueSerenity · 07-21-2008, 01:06 PM

im planing to go see it also...this one is supposed to be a real thriller...not cartoon thriller...the fact that they took it out gotham and in "real life" chicago...peeks my interest a little more...ive been waiting for a real thriller...im tired of the cheap plotless, grossness that are not really scary but passoff as thrillers...hopefully this will be worth it...i have really high expectations based on the reviews...

StrawBerry · 07-21-2008, 01:10 PM

Oh Damn, i gotta see it then.

Soldier · 07-21-2008, 01:35 PM

want to see it today, if not maybe the weekend

killa · 07-23-2008, 08:57 PM

wasn't really into Batman

BadBoyLive · 08-02-2008, 02:57 PM

nice movie the joker made the movie!!

#1 (permalink) Batman Shatters Records!
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66 MILLION. . . . . . DAY ONE! I remember when 66 Million for opening day Weekend was BIG! I mean DAMN!. . . Also all I've been hearing from anyone and every one is "BEST MOVIE EVER" . . . and "The Joker for Best Actor" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the single-day box office record, according to its distributor Warner Bros. ADVERTISEMENT The Friday tally bests the $59.8 million set by "Spider-Man 3" at its opening last year. The film will likely break the opening weekend record of $151.1 million set by the Spider-Man movie, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros. "I don't see any reason why we are going to slow down," he said. Fellman attributed the success to the unique vision of director Christopher Nolan and the "outstanding" performance of the late Australian actor Heath Ledger in what turned out to be his last completed screen role, as Batman's arch nemesis, the Joker. "The Dark Knight," which cost about $180 million to produce, also picked up a record $18.5 million in sales of tickets for preview screenings ahead of its official opening. The five previous Batman movies released by Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc, had an average opening gross of $47 million. Those films collectively have amassed over $1.6 billion in ticket sales worldwide since 1989, according to box office tracking service Media By Numbers. The last Batman movie, 2005's "Batman Begins," grossed nearly $49 million its first weekend in North America and went on to collect about $372 million worldwide. "The Dark Knight," picking up where that film left off, reunites director Nolan and star Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader and features Ledger as the Joker. Only 10 other movies have managed to cross the $100 million domestic box-office mark in their first weekends, led by "Spider-Man 3" with $151 million in May 2007 and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with $135.6 million in 2006, the biggest July opening on record. (Reporting by Deena Beasley, editing by Vicki Allen)			Advertisement:

07-20-2008, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
gifted chick Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Post : 17,561 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 4 Location: t dot Dhaz Dollarz: 43,120,717.05 Gifts: 29	was gonna go see in imax yesterday...but they sold out... so mayb nex week __________________ Check out myspace.com/giftedchick http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jamaicalive STING CENTRAL!

07-20-2008, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
vybzgal718 Ghetto Kama Sutra Join Date: May 2005 Post : 1,301 Rank : Illegal Alian Street Cred : 1 Location: Queenz, NY Dhaz Dollarz: 1,227,497.98 Gifts: 1	everyone keeps saying that this is the best movie they've ever seen, i gotta see it __________________ http://fashi0novastyle.blogspot.com

07-20-2008, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
MrCee Dhaz Immigrant Join Date: Dec 2007 Post : 3,666 Rank : Dhaz Immigrant Street Cred : 5 Location: Ny Dhaz Dollarz: 5,466,017.00 Gifts: 34	66.4 Milllion already? Was gonna wait for the Dvd but maybe I should see it now __________________

07-21-2008, 12:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
T.r.i.n.i. Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Post : 9,174 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 3 Location: "BOSS"TON. . . no Beans round here Dhaz Dollarz: 12,803.15 Gifts: 8	Originally Posted by vybzgal718 everyone keeps saying that this is the best movie they've ever seen, i gotta see it thats exactly what i been hearing tooo "the best thing since crustless PBnJ sandwiches" .... Must See ... ____________________ Wirelessly Posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-I617/1.0 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.6) UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

07-21-2008, 01:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
gifted chick Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Post : 17,561 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 4 Location: t dot Dhaz Dollarz: 43,120,717.05 Gifts: 29	i hope ppl jus aint sayin that cuz dude died __________________ Check out myspace.com/giftedchick http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jamaicalive STING CENTRAL!

07-21-2008, 02:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
T.r.i.n.i. Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Post : 9,174 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 3 Location: "BOSS"TON. . . no Beans round here Dhaz Dollarz: 12,803.15 Gifts: 8	Its krazy how there is such a MEGA difference from the Jack Nicholson quorky Joker to a str8 Psycopath ... but I swear ive always wanted a serious take on a Batman movie.... and i got it... ____________________ Wirelessly Posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-I617/1.0 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.6) UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

07-21-2008, 02:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
T.r.i.n.i. Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Post : 9,174 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 3 Location: "BOSS"TON. . . no Beans round here Dhaz Dollarz: 12,803.15 Gifts: 8	Weekend Record gets demolished ... Spiderman 3 had the record at 151Milli .... Dark Knight's record number is 155.3Milli ____________________ Wirelessly Posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-I617/1.0 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.6) UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

07-21-2008, 05:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mz K Dark Phoenix Join Date: Jul 2003 Post : 36,502 Rank : Boss Lady Street Cred : 26 Location: Can/usa Dhaz Dollarz: 147,802.89 Gifts: 26	uhm interesting i onlycwanted to see ut cause of the joker being played by 3 different great actors. I heard its nothing like before ____________________ Wirelessly Posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3)

07-21-2008, 10:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
.-¤ Ç®ØöKëÐ ¤-. Mr. Marcus ™ Join Date: Sep 2007 Post : 5,517 Rank : Dhaz Immigrant Street Cred : 6 Location: ¤Ç®ØöK£yÑ¤ Dhaz Dollarz: 495,602.03 Gifts: 13	I was trying to buy tickets to go see this but they were all sold out ... to get tickets for this movie you have to place reservations ... i have never EVER heard of having to place reservations to get a ticket to see a movie ... thats how you KNOW this movie is going to be WICKED ... well it MUST be wicked cause it sold 66 MILLION ON THE FIRST DAY Must SEE ... i wont even bother getting the bootleg either (i usually get the bootlegs first to see if a movie is good so i dont waste money going to see it) ... I have to see this one in the theaters __________________ ßäÐmäñ åh ßäÐmäñ ... ƒøö£ åh å ƒøö£

07-21-2008, 01:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
BlueSerenity Lyrical Join Date: Oct 2005 Post : 14,628 Rank : Dhaz Mastered Street Cred : 19 Location: Dhaz Dhaz Dollarz: 1,690,934,062.39 Gifts: 35	im planing to go see it also...this one is supposed to be a real thriller...not cartoon thriller...the fact that they took it out gotham and in "real life" chicago...peeks my interest a little more...ive been waiting for a real thriller...im tired of the cheap plotless, grossness that are not really scary but passoff as thrillers...hopefully this will be worth it...i have really high expectations based on the reviews... __________________

07-21-2008, 01:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
StrawBerry Dhaz Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Post : 17,451 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 5 Location: London Town Dhaz Dollarz: 8,422,897.60 Gifts: 23	Oh Damn, i gotta see it then. __________________ Umm......

07-21-2008, 01:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Soldier Dhaz General Join Date: Dec 2005 Post : 6,845 Rank : Dhaz Presidents Street Cred : 4 Location: Bronx, NY Dhaz Dollarz: 207,126,046.00 Gifts: 28	want to see it today, if not maybe the weekend __________________ Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible

07-23-2008, 08:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
killa Co-administrator Join Date: Aug 2004 Post : 18,982 Rank : Co-Ceo Street Cred : 4 Location: Canada Dhaz Dollarz: 1,495,955,899,771.44 Gifts: 27	wasn't really into Batman

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BadBoyLive Dhaz Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Post : Rank : Street Cred : Location: 718 Dhaz Dollarz: 575.75 Gifts: 1	nice movie the joker made the movie!! __________________

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