Post by Queen of the Damned on Aug 3, 2008 21:32:35 GMT -5
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Box office powerhouse 'The Dark Knight' neared the $400 million mark as it maintained its No. 1 position for the third week in a row. The Batman thriller made another $43.8 million this weekend, studio estimates showed Sunday.
The Warner Bros. movie has now made an astounding $394.9 million and studio executives say they expect it to earn at least $100 million more, which would make it the No. 2 biggest grossing domestic film of all time behind 'Titanic,' which made $601 million in US box office.
The studio predicts 'The Dark Knight,' starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, will surpass the $400 million mark by Monday or Tuesday, the film's 18th and 19th day of release. This would break the record for making $400 million in the shortest time, beating out 'Shrek 2,' which hit that mark in 43 days.
'The Dark Knight' did face competition from the new 'Mummy' sequel, which made an estimated $42.5 million its opening weekend. 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' stars Brendan Fraser, whose character goes on a mission with his son to unearth a mummy cursed by a wizard.
www.etonline.com/news/2008/08/63997/index.html
Box office powerhouse 'The Dark Knight' neared the $400 million mark as it maintained its No. 1 position for the third week in a row. The Batman thriller made another $43.8 million this weekend, studio estimates showed Sunday.
The Warner Bros. movie has now made an astounding $394.9 million and studio executives say they expect it to earn at least $100 million more, which would make it the No. 2 biggest grossing domestic film of all time behind 'Titanic,' which made $601 million in US box office.
The studio predicts 'The Dark Knight,' starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger, will surpass the $400 million mark by Monday or Tuesday, the film's 18th and 19th day of release. This would break the record for making $400 million in the shortest time, beating out 'Shrek 2,' which hit that mark in 43 days.
'The Dark Knight' did face competition from the new 'Mummy' sequel, which made an estimated $42.5 million its opening weekend. 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' stars Brendan Fraser, whose character goes on a mission with his son to unearth a mummy cursed by a wizard.
www.etonline.com/news/2008/08/63997/index.html
