News

The Dark Knight Reaches $400M in Record 18 Days
Source:Media by Numbers
August 5, 2008


Warner Bros. Pictures' juggernaut The Dark Knight added yet another record on Monday as it passed up the $400 million in just 18 days. The previous record was held by Shrek 2, which needed 43 days to reach the mark, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which took 45 days.

The Dark Knight earned $6.28 million in 4,266 theaters on Monday, pushing the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman Begins follow-up to $400,038,494. The movie has climbed up to the 8th spot on the all-time domestic blockbuster list and will surpass Spider-Man ($403.7 million) on Tuesday for the 7th spot.

Internationally, the film has already earned $202.5 million while it has yet to open in some major markets. The worldwide total so far is $602.5 million.

| 288 comments | Add a comment



Related Articles

Related Articles From Other Sites


Comments

Posted by: BEN HUR on August 5, 2008 at 13:42:45

BIGGEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR...NOTHING CAN COMPARE. CAN'T WAIT FOR QUANTUM OF SOLACE THOUGH...


Posted by: Green-Ghost on August 5, 2008 at 13:42:53

Yeah! Congratulation!


Posted by: Yamir on August 5, 2008 at 13:42:57

Congrats to The Bat


Posted by: iceman1607 on August 5, 2008 at 13:43:14

go dark knight! lets try to put a smile on titanic's face now!


Posted by: Batman on August 5, 2008 at 13:43:28

BATMAN HAS NO LIMITS !!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by: ambassadorz on August 5, 2008 at 13:43:46

let's make sure TDK beats titanic! Who's with me? Gonna see it a second time this weekend


Posted by: JIsaacC on August 5, 2008 at 13:44:27

i really hope it beats titanic


Posted by: Binker on August 5, 2008 at 13:45:21

First it was the DTV last year, now it's the Dark Knight that has also raised the bar very high for the follow-up film for a cetain Man of Steel.


Posted by: dportmark23 on August 5, 2008 at 13:45:26

Being first is truly retarded...get a life people!


Posted by: Travis McGee on August 5, 2008 at 13:45:41

I almost don't want them to make a third film, that's how good the Dark Knight is...

But they probably will, so bring on Black Mask as the villain!!!


Posted by: FuryusV on August 5, 2008 at 13:45:51

That's good gas money!!!


Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on August 5, 2008 at 13:46:01

haha... wow... They've gotta be feeling really, really good right now. This is what happens when you let first class film makers do a movie like this without studio interference.

All other superhero movie makers take note.


Posted by: Zahin on August 5, 2008 at 13:48:07

Well deserved TDK :D
TDK is the new measuring stick for superhero movies. And Heath is the measuring stick for villains.


Posted by: Aeghast on August 5, 2008 at 13:48:54

There goes your friendly neighbour


Posted by: A-Dog on August 5, 2008 at 13:49:21

Hell YA!!!!
Go TDK Go!!!!
Beat crappy Titanic!!!!


Posted by: dportmark23 on August 5, 2008 at 13:51:06

I'm going to make a bold prediction:

History books will need to be re-written as early as next year's enrollment for students. In the summer of 2008 it was discovered that the film "The Dark Knight" is truly what sunk the "unsinkable ship"!


Posted by: who? on August 5, 2008 at 13:52:16

TDK is unstoppable!

hopefully, schumacher's Batman and Robin is finally erased from people's minds.


Posted by: Sphinter I barely know her! on August 5, 2008 at 13:52:35

I had a bet that it would do 300 million in two weeks...I kinda won..right?!?


Posted by: Obi-Have on August 5, 2008 at 13:54:46

Crow's nest to Bridge...Batman dead ahead! Hard a' starboard


Posted by: MisterE on August 5, 2008 at 13:55:41

Well i hope you're all happy. You've gone ahead and made a dillusional, schizophrenic, psycopath one of the biggest heroes in movie history.


Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on August 5, 2008 at 13:57:12

I'm pretty happy about it.

Anybody else happy about it?


Posted by: hugo strange on August 5, 2008 at 14:00:53

I am also very glad about it.


Posted by: Darkman on August 5, 2008 at 14:01:20

I'm ecstatic. 3 cheers to the crazy! hip hip horray!


Posted by: Darkman on August 5, 2008 at 14:02:54

Jorge, keep in mind that nerds are the bosses of the jocks, punks, etc. It's cool to be a nerd! woo hoo!


Posted by: go for a soda on August 5, 2008 at 14:03:48

everybiody listen up, we all need to go see TDK again this week, lets give it a huge 4th week

if we all promise to go again not only can we make it number 1 4 weeks in a row, but we can get it close to 500 million by next monday

come on people let sink that ***** titanic


« Previous Page|Page 1 of 12|Total: 288 comments|Next Page »

Jump to page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Add a Comment

Name:   
 
E-mail:   
 
Comments:   

 
Security Code:   

 

 
 
 Remember my name/e-mail address

Latest Headlines:

Christopher Nolan to Mentor New Superman Movie?
Mark Millar on His Secret Superhero Movie
TMNT and Gatchaman Studio Shuts Down
Tim Robbins Joins Green Lantern Cast
Reese and Wernick on Writing Deadpool
Goyer and Jonah Nolan Writing Next Batman Movie?
Johnston Talks Captain America Costume
Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens Coming July 29, 2011
Red Skull Confirmed as Captain America Villain
Taylor Lautner to Play Stretch Armstrong
Fox Developing Daredevil Reboot
Priest Coming at Audiences in 3D on Jan. 14
Kurtzman and Orci to Adapt Locke & Key
Update: Logan Lerman in Early Talks for Spider-Man?
New Iron Man 2 Video Game Trailer
The Last Airbender Super Bowl Spot
No Plans for a Watchmen Movie Sequel
No Iron Man 2 Super Bowl Spot
DC Entertainment Announcements Just Weeks Away
Captain America to be Cast Soon

Follow SuperHeroHype.com on Twitter
Latest Superhero Games

Latest Headlines

Christopher Nolan to Mentor New Superman Movie?
Mark Millar on His Secret Superhero Movie
TMNT and Gatchaman Studio Shuts Down
Tim Robbins Joins Green Lantern Cast
Reese and Wernick on Writing Deadpool
Goyer and Jonah Nolan Writing Next Batman Movie?
Johnston Talks Captain America Costume
Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens Coming July 29, 2011
Red Skull Confirmed as Captain America Villain
Taylor Lautner to Play Stretch Armstrong
Fox Developing Daredevil Reboot
Priest Coming at Audiences in 3D on Jan. 14
Most Active

Christopher Nolan to Mentor New Superman Movie?
190 new posts | 190 total posts
Reese and Wernick on Writing Deadpool
19 new posts | 34 total posts
Mark Millar on His Secret Superhero Movie
15 new posts | 15 total posts
TMNT and Gatchaman Studio Shuts Down
12 new posts | 12 total posts
Tim Robbins Joins Green Lantern Cast
11 new posts | 44 total posts
Johnston Talks Captain America Costume
8 new posts | 372 total posts
Goyer and Jonah Nolan Writing Next Batman Movie?
6 new posts | 164 total posts
New Justice League Cast Members?
3 new posts | 57 total posts
The Last Airbender Super Bowl Spot
2 new posts | 120 total posts
Sony Rebooting Spider-Man in 2012!
1 new posts | 1086 total posts
Taylor Lautner to Play Stretch Armstrong
1 new posts | 98 total posts

SUPERHERO HYPE! SECTIONS: Main | Heroes | Boards | Images | Features | News | Fan Reviews | Contact Us | News Feeds | Advertise | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | ComingSoon.net | ShockTillYouDrop.com | DVDfile.com

Hosted by NEXCESS.net