Saw the midnight show. Overall was a great movie. Heath Ledger put on a hell of a show as the Joker. Two-Face was kinda weak in the end for me but it all tied in to the next installment I guess. Some things will suprise you and the ending was a surprise as well.
I enjoyed and will go back and see it again.
I was wowed by this one. Totally overwhelmed. Being a huge fan I figured I ruined the movie for myself by seeing too much beforehand. Though I was surprised by lots of different things. I'm trying to soak it all in right now, that was a whole lot of movie. So much stuff happens, so quickly. I'm gonna go see it again at least a few more times.
I loved the ending though. I thought it ended perfectly, and a 3rd installment could go in a interesting direction. As of right now the my wowed factor is a 10/10, overall though I'm thinking this movie is about a 9/10 because there were a few things that I didn't care for. Yes, there are FLAWS in this movie. It's not perfect, but its a hell of a sequel and there are some brilliant moments scattered throughout the film. Somewhere in there is a masterpiece I believe.
I loved the movie. My only complaint was the seating. They apparently oversold for my theater so i had to share a seat with a friend
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: timmyv</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I loved the movie. My only complaint was the seating. They apparently oversold for my theater so i had to share a seat with a friend </div></div>
Lemme guess...Norton?
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Ledger was brilliant.
Great movie, I only considered the 89 version and the sequel tops in the series, but this one blow them all away. I', still torn I think each Joker performance hold their own, but this is a darker movie series. I would love to see it on an IMAX screen.
You know I promised myself that I wouldn't praise him because it seems to be the thing to do, though I gotta say you are exactly right. Ledger NAILED the Joker, the writer/director nailed the Joker. He was absolutely PERFECT and its a damn shame that Ledger isn't with us anymore because IMO he will surely win awards for this performance and of course<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Warning, Spoiler: <input type="button" class="form-button" value="Show" onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName(' div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('d iv')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('d iv')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Show'; }" /></div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div style="display: none;"> he would have been in the 3rd movie because lets face it, HE WINS.</div></div></div> I was in total awe of this Joker. The theater I watched it in apparently was too....
LOS ANGELES (AP) "The Dark Knight" continues to obliterate box office records, crossing the $300 million mark in just 10 days.
The epic Batman saga grossed $75.6 million in its second weekend in theaters, pushing its domestic total to $314,245,000, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Sunday.
That surpasses the record set in 2006 by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which took 16 days to make $300 million.
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The latest Batman installment already had broken records for best opening weekend at $158.4 million and best single-day with $66.4 million. It's also busted records in its showings on IMAX screens, making $16.3 million in its first 10 days.
Fellman expects that "Dark Knight" could reach $400 million in about 18 days, which would beat the record "Shrek 2" set in 2004 when it made that much money in 43 days.
"What can you say? We've been getting a lot of repeat business coming in," Fellman said. "Our audience is expanding, like you would expect with terrific word-of-mouth and strong reviews. Our audience is getting a little bit older, that's the good news. We're finding the younger demographic, male and female, coming back."
He called it "a big surprise," adding: "To do $300 (million) plus in 10 days, we just couldn't have predicted it."
"The Dark Knight" could pass "Titanic" as the highest-grossing film in U.S. history, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. James Cameron's 1997 extravaganza made $600,788,188 domestically, a record no other movie has come close to touching.
"The `Titanic' record has sat in a lock box for 10 years. It's a tall order but if any film has a chance to surpass that number, it's got to be `Dark Knight,'" Dergarabedian said.
Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 origin story "Batman Begins," which again stars Christian Bale as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique of the late Heath Ledger giving his masterful, last performance as the Joker, Dergarabedian said.
"Now, it's all about word-of-mouth," he said. "The first weekend, there was this huge, pent-up demand and eagerness by audiences to see this movie. Now, it's like a freight train it seems to be unstoppable."
Part of the film's visual allure comes from the fact that 30 minutes of it were shot with IMAX cameras, including an elaborate bank-heist scene at the start.
"Chris (Nolan) has clearly hit upon something," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "There are many important filmmakers who we've spoken with in the last couple of weeks about shooting with IMAX cameras."
Coming in second place was "Step Brothers," which had a strong opening of its own with $30 million. The comedy reunites Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, co-stars of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," as 40-year-olds who've never left home and are forced to share a bedroom when their parents get married.
Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony, said this was at the high end of the studio's expectations.
"We'd hoped to be in the mid-to-high $20 (millions), so to hit $30 (million) is a great start," Bruer said. "Having the chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly together again, reuniting with (director) Adam McKay who did `Talladega Nights,' it's great. They both immerse themselves and the humor comes from their connection."
Sony also has the Will Smith superhero flick "Hancock," which made $8.2 million this past weekend to cross the $200 million mark.
The weekend's other big release was "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" which made an estimated $10.2 million. Ten years after the first "X-Files" movie and six years since the pioneering sci-fi show went off the air, this latest installment finds Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) re-teaming to solve a missing-persons case.
"The hardcore `X-Files' fans, they're happy. And frankly, that's who the movie was made for," said Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Dark Knight," $75.63 million.
2. "Step Brothers," $30 million.
3. "Mamma Mia!" $17.9 million.
4. "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," $10.2 million.
5. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $9.4 million.
6. "Hancock," $8.2 million.
7. "WALL-E," $6.3 million.
8. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $4.9 million.
9. "Space Chimps," $4.4 million.
10. "Wanted," $2.7 million.
If my calculations are correct than TDK may have $400 million by the end of next weekend. That would be even more amazing.
The "in" week numbers could average 10 to 12 million per day. Last week they averaged $20. So that's an additional say $45 million. Plus next weekend could see it take anywhere between $38 to 46 million. If it continues it's current pace it would have a third weekend record of $46 million. So $400 million after just 17 days. It took Pirates 16 days to get to just $300 million, just as a comparison. Faster movie ever to $400 million Shrek 2, 43 days.
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