The Dark Knight became the fastest movie in history to break the $400 million domestic sales mark on Monday, doing so in just 18 days. The Chrisopher Nolan-directed Batman pic just recorded its third straight weekend in the box office top spot, taking in an estimated $43.8 million. Knight still has a ways to go, however, before it closes in on the highest grossing film of all time: Titanic, which hauled in $601 million, holding the top spot for an astounding 15 straight weeks in 1998.
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As much as I like this new batman movie, I’m sorry to dissappoint you but Titanic will remain the biggest box office film. A movie in the future might take its title but it will not be this film.
You know how you break in an album? You listen to it a few times, one listen after another. Well, it’s been my experience that teenage girls take this to the extreme: they have the record on continuous loop for days. Same principle with Titanic. It became the box office champ of all time due to the repeat ticket buyers who were mostly girls. That is why The Dark Knight will not beat it and also why Twilight, when it comes out, could give TDK a serious run for its money.
Alex, how is your theory on Titanic, whos success you seem to belittle as being girl-driven, any different than TDK, whos BO success is fueled by boys and man-boys seeing it over and over?
I believe Titanic made more money its 5th weekend than its first. That would be hard to repeat.
i like dark knight better
TDK should come close to topping TITANIC but i dont see it actually happening… but then again it keeps on going we shall see… twilight ? !! breaking records or beating TDK now that funny..
It’s going to be close, i mean 400 million in twenty days thats insane… i know twilight is popular and what not.. ive never read it but i highly doubt it will give TDK a run for its money… twilight i think will make around 150 million or plus… not 400 million…
I highly doubt that Twilight will give The Dark Knight a run for its money in ticket sales. Not even Harry Potter, arguably one of the most anticipated book-to-movies ever, never came close to the records Dark Knight has set.
Keep on truckin, TDK!
1. There has been no serious competition for Batman (no, the mummy and stoner comedies are not serious competition). As far as I’m concerned, the summer is over.
2. Movie release patterns are different from the way they used to be. Titanic was #1 for 15 weeks. The next best from that was the Sixth Sense with like 5 or 6 weeks. Nowadays, movie releases are top heavy, with everything expected to bank in the opening weekened and a few of the following weeks. Batman has been impressive, but remmeber ever week is another 50% decline. It won’t catch Titanic.
3. The Dark Knight is doing well because it’s a universally good movie. It appeals to more than just 15 y.o. kids. Twilight will do well, but won’t touch Batman or Harry Potter for that matter.
4. Duderino: no, Batman fanboys have nothing on teenage girls…
Ridiuculous. Twilight will make money but I highly doubt it will break any records. Titanic was one thing; *everyone* saw it; people dragged their grandmothers to go see it. My introverted workaholic uncle saw Titanic in the theaters for god’s sake, and I think it was his first in about a decade (and he hasnt seen another one in the theater since) TDK is fantastic but it’s also an emotional, draining experience that is hard to repeat over and over again.
When my uncle goes to see TDK in the theaters, then I’ll know that TDK has a chance to beat Titanic. Until then……
p.s. i am a girl, and i simply adored TDK, and yes, has seen it more than once in the theaters so far.
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The Dark Knight was a great movie and I’ve seen it 3 times and plan on seeing it one more time before it leaves theatres It estimate will make around 520 million. Titanic was a phenomenon that we are unlikely to see happen again for a very long time if ever. That doesn’t in any way diminish The Dark Knight. In fact TDK is a better movie.
Dark Knight is a much better movie than Titanic. End of story.