Box Office
The Dark Knight Box Office: $60 Million Down, Two Days Left
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 19, 2008
Hours ago we reported that The Dark Knight had scored its second box office record of the weekend mere hours after hitting theaters. When it opened yesterday morning, it saw screens in a record number of theaters, 4,366. When the first numbers came rolling in from midnight shows, record #2 was in the books — $18.5 million is the highest midnight opening of all-time, beating out Star Wars Episode III’s opening of $16.9 million.
Early this morning, reports began to stream in saying that The Dark Knight has, in fact, added another record in its first 24 hours of release, bringing in between $60 and $63 million on Friday — the largest single-day opening gross. This surpasses the mark set by Spider-Man 3, which took in $59.8 million on its way to the $151.1 million record setting opening weekend last May.
This will continue to fuel the fire for The Dark Knight’s record-chasing weekend. After of slew of positive praise from critics including not one, not two but three ‘A+’ grades from the reviewers on this site, as well as a marketing campaign unlike anything we’ve seen before, the film went into the weekend with records within reach. And, as a fan of the film, I can say that I am extremely happy to see it exceeding even the loftiest of predictions.
Of course, while there are still two days left in the weekend, and another $90 million or so to go before The Dark Knight takes the biggest opening weekend gross record away from Spider-Man 3, it certainly appears to be on its way.
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15 Comments
July 19th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I went to see The Dark Knight yesterday and it was fantastic! I REALLY hope it beats out
Spiderman 3, it deserves that spot.
July 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I’m probably going to watch it over and over again this week. I can’t get over Heath’s performance. It was just absolutely more than I expected. Everyone love a pencil trick not and again, eh? :P
July 19th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
DAMN is all i got to say… saw it last night at the IMAX and it was simply amazing…. Heath
Ledger did a great job along with the rest of the cast… the movie just came together so
well…. and i think i will be watching this again tomorrow with more friends so i will be
contributing to breaking gay ass spider man 3 record… no way are they even in the same league…
The Dark Knight deserves to break all these records and i hope it shatters everything on the
way
July 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Saw it in a drive-in last night. Thought it could have been better. (Maybe The Drive-in Ruined The Experience)
July 19th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Yes! I hope it wins that spot. I still don’t understand how Spider-Man 3 got it. Spider-Man 3 was such a lame movie. :(
I’m gonna have to see it again this weekend… just so I can help contribute to winning that highest record. Go Batman!
July 19th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
The movie was awesome and deserves the A+. It was definitely one of the best comic book movies ever made. I hope it breaks the record, it definitely deserves it…can’t wait til the third one…Sad about Ledger’s passing, we is a HUGE (and probably made) part of this movie.
July 19th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
The Dark Knight is a great movie. I know most people are watching it twice like me. And everyone is trying to see it in Imax. It’s sold out everywhere.
July 19th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
i agree a hundread percent with PhiLLy in DaLLaS.It deserves the A+’s . Heath ledgers preformce was Amazing And breath taking . my only wish abou the movie is that he could still be here to know how great he realy did . Oh and there are rumors and no more than rumors that crispher nolan says the next Villan to be up would be the riddler . I think it would be great seeing how nolan made the joker from a camp/ cartoony role form the 1989 film into a phycopathic murder. So so long green spandex ! also the best part about that Is he wants David Tennant ( the 10th and best doctor from doctor who) to play him . or so i read in aol.com
July 20th, 2008 at 12:40 am
This movie was awesome.!!! i saw it last night and man … seriously I thought Iron Man was good.. even though it was good.. Batman is great…. even though my fav. character is spiderman … batman was a way better movie over all..
peace out =)
July 20th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Did anyone else see it 2x in one day like me? (thursday @ midnite and friday @ 9:45)…… Yep, the movie was that AMAZING
July 20th, 2008 at 9:22 am
IMAX is the way to go for me today and a couple of friends! :) I like helping break records even if it means I have to pay for it. :P
July 20th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Seriously the best super hero / action movie i v seen in my 21 yrs … the movie was “A”MAZING !
July 20th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
well its officail already. The dark knight has surpassed spider man and its barely sunday. still got the rest of the day to go.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
i say it twice n want 2 c it again it was suck a great movie heath ledger aka da joker was the main reason the movie was so0 gud btw i loves the pencil trick
July 21st, 2008 at 10:55 pm
who goes to a drive in movie to see this lol. buckwell u stink. i think this might be one of the best movies i have ever seen, ledger is crazy. i dont even think they can make a better film than this. i think they should just stop here, there is no way the next one would compare to this. all though i would love to see them try, its not gonna happen