The Dark Knight Breaks a Billion

2009-02-21 21:28:30

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It's not going to snag 11 Oscars, but The Dark Knight—Christian Bale and all—is nipping at Titanic's heels in the court of public opinion.

The 2008 blockbuster has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, Warner Bros. announced late Friday.

According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the critically acclaimed Caped Crusader sequel—which actually could win eight Academy Awards on Sunday—is now in fourth place on the list of all-time box office grosses, behind only Titanic ($1.84 billion), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1.12 billion) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.07 billion).

The Dark Knight is currently sitting pretty with $1.001 billion, while the fifth-place Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is way back there with $974.7 million.

$533.1 million of that billion-plus sum was grossed in U.S. theaters, while $468 million was raked in overseas.

Warner Bros.' news comes along with the announcement that The Dark Knight is also now the top-grossing 2-D IMAX release of all time, with $64.9 million grossed worldwide.

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What do you think? Does it deserve that much popularity?

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2009-02-21 21:29:56

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Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6634|Winland

No, it doesn't. I think it sucked pretty major ass.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-21 21:29:58

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Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6974|Long Island, New York

The only reason it got as much popularity as it did was because of Ledger's death.

It was still quite an incredible movie, but that's why it grossed as much as it did.

2009-02-21 21:34:02

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DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6592|Vancouver | Canada

Freezer7Pro wrote:
No, it doesn't. I think it sucked pretty major ass.

In contrast to all the hype, yes it did.

But if you don't allow your expectations to be increased by all the dumbasses hyping it, it isn't a bad movie.

2009-02-21 21:42:19

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Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7175|Toronto | Canada

Poseidon wrote:
The only reason it got as much popularity as it did was because of Ledger's death.

It was still quite an incredible movie, but that's why it grossed as much as it did.

Pretty much, yeah.

A good movie with great effects and storyline, but Heath was the highlight of the movie and his death was the highlight of it all.

2009-02-21 21:48:07

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bf2gammer: Member; +14|6657

imo, i think it got so much money because EVERYBODY was talking about it. everybody wanted to see what all the hype was about so they watched the move. I personally didnt watch it and i dont plan on watching it.

2009-02-21 21:50:21

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gnot<3: Leave blank to use forum default.; +45|5991

bf2gammer wrote:
imo, i think it got so much money because EVERYBODY was talking about it. everybody wanted to see what all the hype was about so they watched the move. I personally didnt watch it and i dont plan on watching it.

yea I understand, especially if your welfare checks are barely passing you by and all. gl

2009-02-21 21:51:21

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Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6585|'straya

holy shit a dark knight ad in a dark knight topic...

google ads didnt fail for once.

2009-02-21 21:54:58

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DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6592|Vancouver | Canada

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
holy shit a dark knight ad in a dark knight topic...

google ads didnt fail for once.

And AdBlock triumphs over all.

2009-02-21 22:21:23

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7211|Noizyland

I enjoyed it. Up until a point it was very good - then it got kind of wanky with all the characters trying to second-guess everyone else's ideologies. On the whole though I think it lived up to the hype.

As it is a movie dedecated to an Australian and a New Zealander, (the other guy mentioned with Ledger, Conway Wickliffe was a New Zealander,) as a southern-hemispherite I'm not going to complain about its popularity.

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2009-02-21 22:22:45

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Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6974|Long Island, New York

Ty wrote:
I enjoyed it. Up until a point it was very good - then it got kind of wanky with all the characters trying to second-guess everyone else's ideologies. On the whole though I think it lived up to the hype.

As it is a movie dedecated to an Australian and a New Zealander, (the other guy mentioned with Ledger, Conway Wickliffe was a New Zealander,) as a southern-hemispherite I'm not going to complain about its popularity.

The whole thing with Two Face holding Commish. Gordon's family hostage was way too drawn out.

Other than that, I don't really have a problem with any other part of the movie.

2009-02-21 23:53:00

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DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|7118|Disaster Free Zone

Ty wrote:
I enjoyed it. Up until a point it was very good - then it got kind of wanky with all the characters trying to second-guess everyone else's ideologies. On the whole though I think it lived up to the hype.

As it is a movie dedecated to an Australian and a New Zealander, (the other guy mentioned with Ledger, Conway Wickliffe was a New Zealander,) as a southern-hemispherite I'm not going to complain about its popularity.

You will if it over takes LOTR.

But anyway, we all know boxoffice earnings mean jack shit. It's sales figures thats really important and Gone with the Wind shits all over everything else.

2009-02-22 00:04:24

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6589|what

Freezer7Pro wrote:
No, it doesn't. I think it sucked pretty major ass.

It was better than titanic, so you can stfu.

2009-02-22 00:22:16

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Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7211|Noizyland

DrunkFace wrote:
Ty wrote:
I enjoyed it. Up until a point it was very good - then it got kind of wanky with all the characters trying to second-guess everyone else's ideologies. On the whole though I think it lived up to the hype.

As it is a movie dedecated to an Australian and a New Zealander, (the other guy mentioned with Ledger, Conway Wickliffe was a New Zealander,) as a southern-hemispherite I'm not going to complain about its popularity.
You will if it over takes LOTR.

Nyet, 'cause it won't take over Return of the King, (or the trilogy in full,) in Oscar count. That's the real dick measure.

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2009-02-22 00:24:40

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Reciprocity: Member; +721|7017|the dank(super) side of Oregon

is pete jackson on your currency yet?

2009-02-22 00:37:14

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6589|what

Reciprocity wrote:
is pete jackson on your currency yet?

They haven't found an artist which can capture his beauty and essence for printed dollar form as yet.

2009-02-22 00:40:06

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Reciprocity: Member; +721|7017|the dank(super) side of Oregon

AussieReaper wrote:
Reciprocity wrote:
is pete jackson on your currency yet?
They haven't found an artist which can capture his beauty and essence for printed dollar form as yet.

plus they'd have to choose between fat jackson and skinny jackson.

2009-02-22 01:01:37

#18

CrazeD: Member; +368|7109|Maine

It was an awesome movie IMO.

Can't wait for the next.

2009-02-22 01:07:17

#19

RavyGravy: Son.; +617|6842|NSW, Australia

Reciprocity wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Reciprocity wrote:
is pete jackson on your currency yet?
They haven't found an artist which can capture his beauty and essence for printed dollar form as yet.
plus they'd have to choose between fat jackson and skinny jackson.

tbh he looked better fat

2009-02-22 01:07:36

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Roger Lesboules: Ah ben tabarnak!; +316|7014|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!

Not bad movie...Leadger or watever the name death made it that popular.

2009-02-22 02:18:06

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Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6709

Loved it.

2009-02-22 03:18:03

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Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7101|NT, like Mick Dundee

Yep, I love it. Then again I loved the first one too purely because somebody captured a version of Batman I can appreciate.

Prefer the darker aspects of the character as opposed to the commonly presented image of old. If you don't know what I mean just check out the batman gifs that float around the net. Like the one of him sprinting with a giant bomb.

Oh and shark repellent spray..... Less cheese please.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-02-22 03:20:31