"The Dark Knight" Hits $200M
July 23, 2008 by Jane Boursaw
Do you get the feeling we’re just hungry for great movies? If box office numbers are any indication, that means The Dark Knight is one heck of a great movie.
The Warner Bros. film broke another record today by becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark — in five days. The previous record of eight days was held by three films: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight added $20.87 million today, pushing its total to $203.8 million. That puts it at No. 84 on the all-time domestic blockbuster list after just five days.
Let’s crunch some numbers for “The Dark Knight”:
- Widest release: 4,366 theaters
- Biggest opening weekend: $158.4M
- Biggest July opener: $158.4M
- Biggest PG-13 rated opening: $158.4M
- Biggest single day: $67.2M
- Biggest opening day: $67.2M
- Biggest Friday: $67.2M
- Biggest Sunday: $43.6M
- Fastest to $200M in five days: $203.8M
Image: The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., 2008
Source: Media by Numbers
Dark Knight is a must see for sure, though i’m holding out for after the crowds die down a bit