'Dark Knight' finishes with record $158.4 million

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Bruce Wayne just keeps getting richer.

"The Dark Knight," the crime saga about vigilante Batman and his wealthy alter ego Wayne, debuted with a record $158.4 million, according to final weekend numbers Monday. That was up $3.1 million from studio estimates of $155.3 million a day earlier.

Starring Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" surpassed Hollywood's previous best opening weekend of $151.1 million set last year by "Spider-Man 3."

The hotly anticipated sequel to "Batman Begins" grew into a cultural event after Ledger's death from an accidental prescription-drug overdose in January, with critical acclaim over his maniacal performance firing up fans for the film.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:

1. "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros., $158,411,483, 4,366 locations, $36,283 average, $158,411,483, one week.

2. "Mamma Mia!", Universal, $27,751,240, 2,976 locations, $9,325 average, $27,751,240, one week.

3. "Hancock," Sony, $14,040,178, 3,776 locations, $3,718 average, $191,543,979, three weeks.

4. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," Warner Bros., $12,340,435, 2,830 locations, $4,361 average, $43,504,712, two weeks.

5. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," Universal, $10,117,815, 3,212 locations, $3,150 average, $56,526,885, two weeks.

6. "WALL-E," Disney, $10,070,396, 3,310 locations, $3,042 average, $182,732,709, four weeks.

7. "Space Chimps," Fox, $7,181,374, 2,511 locations, $2,860 average, $7,181,374, one week.

8. "Wanted," Universal, $5,072,805, 2,433 locations, $2,085 average, $123,322,635, four weeks.

9. "Get Smart," Warner Bros., $4,125,021, 2,135 locations, $1,932 average, $119,608,695, five weeks.

10. "Kung Fu Panda," Paramount, $1,860,854, 1,505 locations, $1,236 average, $206,616,381, seven weeks.

11. "Meet Dave," Fox, $1,659,424, 3,011 locations, $551 average, $9,398,409, two weeks.

12. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Paramount, $955,846, 757 locations, $1,263 average, $312,569,461, nine weeks.

13. "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," Picturehouse, $951,358, 769 locations, $1,237 average, $13,769,304, five weeks.

14. "Sex and the City," Warner Bros., $721,152, 515 locations, $1,400 average, $149,870,455, eight weeks.

15. "The Incredible Hulk," Universal, $626,515, 656 locations, $955 average, $131,767,165, six weeks.

16. "Iron Man," Paramount, $451,838, 375 locations, $1,205 average, $314,376,968, 12 weeks.

17. "Tell No One," Music Box, $400,947, 55, $7,290 average, $1,057,050, three weeks.

18. "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," Sony, $365,667, 261 locations, $1,401 average, $97,736,720, seven weeks.

19. "Mongol," Picturehouse, $257,411, 195 locations, $1,320 average, $4,867,490, seven weeks.

20. "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure," National Geographic, $168,658, 46 locations, $3,666 average, $16,011,239, 42 weeks.

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Damn, pretty good thing going on.
Didn't watch the movie, but sure want to watch it x].

I am not surprized that it did so well, it really is a great movie I have seen it 3 times Heath Ledger's performance stands out above anyone elses in the movie. Although Christian Bale was pretty good in it he doesn't get enough credit, he did very well playing the part of Batman not quite as good as Michael Keaton but still very good.

When you look at the success that The Dark Knight achieved none even come close I thought a few would well maybe not be as close to Dark Knight but at least be pretty close to it.

Wow, three times? I haven't even watched it yet x'D.

The Dark Knight is overrated imo.

Hulk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Dark Knight

TheRealFan wrote:

The Dark Knight is overrated imo.

Hulk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Dark Knight

I'll have to disagree. The Dark Knight is possibly the movie of the year. Everything was done well. The cast were all good, but Heath Ledger's acting was exceptional. The movie is very good. It's probably one of my favourite movies of all time now.

I haven't seen it yet, unfortunately. I've heard it's really good, so I plan on seeing it asap. That's a pretty damn good amount of money though.

Inah wrote:

TheRealFan wrote:

The Dark Knight is overrated imo.

Hulk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Dark Knight

I'll have to disagree. The Dark Knight is possibly the movie of the year. Everything was done well. The cast were all good, but Heath Ledger's acting was exceptional. The movie is very good. It's probably one of my favourite movies of all time now.

I found the movie was boring. The way they remade two face's character sucked, especially since Tommy Lee Jones was so special in the role, he made the character come alive. Heath's permormance was only a second-rate version of Jack Nicholson's version of the Joker. It's got nothing original about it. But like I said, that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.