The Dark Knight Articles

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games Gary Ross‘ highly successful film version of Suzanne Collins‘ bestseller The Hunger Games took in $152.53 million (including $19.75 million from Thursday midnight screenings) at 4,137 locations in North America this weekend, March 23-25, according to box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. That’s about $2.5 million less than Lionsgate’s estimates released yesterday morning. The film’s per-theater average [...]

Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 Top Ten Opening Weekends/THE DARK KNIGHT #1 Adjusted David Yates‘ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 2011) with $169.18 million. First weekend: 44.4% of total. Cume: $381.01 million. Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint. Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (July 2008) with $158.41 million. First weekend: 29.7% of total. Cume: [...]

The Dark Knight: Batman (Christian Bale) In the follow-up post is the list of top ten opening weekends in North America as found at Box Office Mojo. The list is based on box-office receipts, not ticket sales. In other words, it’s not adjusted for inflation nor does it take into account IMAX/3D surcharges — or lower ticket-costs for children in the cases of, say, Chris [...]

Gary Ross, The Hunger Games Gary Ross‘ film version of Suzanne Collins‘ bestseller The Hunger Games took in $155 million (including $19.75 million from Thursday midnight screenings) at 4,137 locations in North America this weekend, March 23-25, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. In terms of box-office receipts (ignoring inflation), The Hunger Games had the third biggest debut ever in the US/Canada. [...]