"The Dark Knight", boosted by breathless major reviews and Heath Ledgers final kick ass performance, earned almost 160 million in the US and another 40 million overseas for a weekend that broke 9 major box office records, including the two big ones, Biggest Single Day ever (67.85 million) and Biggest Opening Weekend ever (155.340). Deadline Hollywood says:
SUNDAY 8PM UPDATE: I've just been told by unofficial sources that Warner Bros' The Dark Knight is playing to packed Sunday performances for over $40M and maybe as high as $43M. That would mean a 9th record for the latest Batman installment since Spider-Man 3's Sunday take in 2007 was a record-setting $39.9M. It's also now abundantly clear that the Warner Bros caped crusader will crush the old 3-day weekend non-holiday record set by Spider-Man 3 last year. Also, Dark Knight should break its 9th record by beating the all-time weekly tally. Meanwhile, in its first six days, DK will have grossed more than the entire run of director Chris Nolan's first installment Batman Begins.
Everything Ledger did in this movie was fucking awesome. "And here we go" is not an amazing line. Picture that on the page. It's just four little words. Ledger made it awesome. "Why so serious," is an empty, ordinary line. Ledger made it great. This sucks. I can’t believe he’s dead. Most actors fucking suck. There’s only like 7 good ones. Now there are 6. Now pretty idiots like Channing Tatum will ruin more of my movies, reading lines like his script had the dialog written upside down and backwards. Channing, if you're reading this, and later today you feel a pop inside your head, it's because I just threw a rock at the back of your skull. Hey, look, over here, it's me, Brendon, from that website. You Suck.
good fuckin' job!
Dark Knight: "Suck my dick, Spider Man 3!!!!!"
This sucks. I can’t believe he’s dead.
He's not really dead–I've had him locked in my secret underground lovenest where I make him go spelunking in my bat cave twice daily. Trust me, the guy is fine–just a bit fatigued.
Thank god it wiped away the taint that was Spiderman 3.
Heath, you bastard….you've ruined my life. Because there will never be another Joker now thanks to you. You were it. You and Batman are not forever sadly, and that fucking blows. You were my Joker, a psycho who could make a pencil disappear in the most amazing way possible. But at least you left us with something that will live forever.
Yes, I cried at the end. I sobbed like a little bitch. And I'm proud to say that. I love you Mista J.
"Some guys just wanna see the world burn!"
awesome, fuck you spidey
I think I am the only person who hasn't seen Dark Knight, but rest assure I am seeing it tonight.
Man, no spoilers or I swear to god Im going to hunt every single one of you spoiling bastards down and skull fuck every female member of your extended family in front of you.
OG, Darth Vadar is Luke Skywalker's father!!!
Yeah, Channing! And if you feel that "POP" in your sphincter, it's because I am raping you!
Hi! It's me, Dirty Hairy, from that website! You're my bitch!
I am not going to jump on the Dark Night Band wagon here.
I saw the movie over the weekend and I do think Ledger did an amazing job as the The Joker. He was Sadistic, funny, scary, intiligent and insane; all the makings of a perfect villian.
However, I thought the movie itself was only "Good"! It was completely predictable, and almost nonsensicle at times!
(The Movie Critic for the Asbury Park Press in NJ, only gave this movie 3 stars and claims he walked out near the end)
I'll watch this movie again when it comes to DVD, and most likely buy it to add to my collection, but all the Hype this movie got was far more than the movie was worth.
I do believe that if Ledger was alive, this movie would have made him a super star. But because of his death, it made his charector an icon and his performance even more memorable.
IF he was stilla live….I believe this movie would not have the Hype it does!
Best movie I've seen in a loooong time, kudos to Heath. He was an INCREADABLE actor, to bad it didn't really show till now
Hey Mac-Daddy, here's my TDK review . . . you suck and it rocked. F-you buddy.
But besides all that it's now officially time to get on board The Watchmen bandwagon. Woo . . . f'n . . . hoo!
"Either way, he just looks kinda dorky. Not scary. But I guess if you like goth poser homos in eyeliner, Heath Ledger as the Joker is like a magical bundle of wishes and you two perverts should run away together" That was what you said about Ledger playing the joker. I love how you flip floped. Way to be consistent. Also don't you rip the democrats for being flip floppers, looks like you are what you hate.
vote- Heath Ledger, the guy was fuckin awesome, I gotta see that movie again because I was so whacked out on vicodins and xanax that I barely noticed that there was a movie going on. however, I did catch Heath's performance and even in my impaired condition, i knew it was awesome. Best villian ever.
Except it isn’t his ‘final’ performance. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is still to come.
Either way, he just looks kinda dorky. Not scary. But I guess if you like goth poser homos in eyeliner, Heath Ledger as the Joker is like a magical bundle of wishes and you two perverts should run away together.- Original post by wwtdd on finding out Ledger was Joker. You rip the democrats for flip flopping but look at what you do.
I also gotta believe that this movie grossed far more than they’re letting on. I went to a 10:20 show last night at an out of the way theatre in NY. It was showing the movie in 9 different theatres, and each was sold out all day every day. I got there 45 minutes early and had to wait in a line that went around the block just to get in. There’s no way it “only” made 155.3 mill in the US. I would venture to say that at 12 bucks a pop, it made at least 3 million dollars this weekend at the movie theatre I went to last night.
some superstars are taken down in their prime because they live so close to the edge and thats what makes them great. Heath lived like that, so did James Dean and……..Anna nicole smith ;)
I hate heath ledger but I have to admit he was incredible in this movie. He added so many little things to his character that made him creepy and likable at the same time. Overall very good movie