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silversurfer19 wrote:

To be honest I think most would be satisfied with $120m, anything higher would just be a fantastic bonus!!

You and me both. Right now, I'm content with the fact that it's going to be a fantastic smash and if it soars through the stratosphere like some say it will... let's just say I won't be disappointed.

Steve Mason predicts #2 opening of ALL TIME . . . and most theatres for a July release . . . . .

And yet our theater, despite having received 2 prints of Sex and the City back in May, is only booked to show Dark Knight on one screen. Stupid choices, I tell ya. That means only 3 showtimes a day (4 on Friday and Saturday). Could be a LOOONG weekend at work.

So I've just seen it. I pity you guys in the States sometimes

. TDK was released Wednesday July 16 over here, which practically means Tuesday in the States, 3 days in advance. As I expected it was great!

Ok I'll admit I'm not a fanboy and am definitely no film reviewer atm, but I still had reasonably high expectations, mainly from everyone else's outlandish expectations.

Of course Heath Ledger's final performance was the showcase, and he didn't disappoint. He just scared the bejesus out of everyone in the cinema when he appeared on screen, and there was always that impending sense of fear when he was around. However, I really thought the man who stole the show wasn't the primary protagonist (Batman) or antagonist (Joker), it was the the next man on the credits roll that I believe stole the show: Aaron Eckhart.

I read a bit (unfortunately I'm not gonna pass it off as my own) that I found totally spot on. Batman and Joker are the symbols for good and evil and their characters and stances do not really change throughout the film, but Harvey Dent's character is the wildcard, his character is the most intriguing IMO and Eckhart pulled it off perfectly. In all the rightful ruckus regarding Ledger's Joker, Aaron Eckhart's performance as Harvey Dent was kinda pushed to the side. He may not be an Oscar contender due to all the commotion over Ledger's final performance, but IMO his take on Dent was that equal to Ledger's Joker even, but of course it was a totally different role that was expected of him. Interesting take on what they did with his character at the end though... (No spoilers here, I promise!)

The Dark Knight is such an apt title especially given the final few scenes and Batman's position at the end, and it sure was DARK! Man those few scenes with Joker and his knife were truly quite frightening and Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face equally so. I'd say going by American ratings, Dark Knight would have been awfully close to an R, so lucky and close call with the PG-13 there. Maybe it was 10-20mins long, and some bits were a little superfluous, but ultimately I didn't want it to end while watching it, so I can't complain about that.

So much more to say, but I'd end up just crapping on and on about nothing ultimately. I'm just wondering where'd they would take a 3rd one if it was done, what with the ending and all (and of course with Ledger gone now RIP). As I did say before, Wall-E would probably trump The Dark Knight and I think it's just a tad above it quality-wise IMO, although they are obviously 2 very very different films. The Dark Knight rests easily as #2 for the year for me, just in front of a very different, but still a quality superhero movie in Iron Man. 9/10 from me.

Finally. I have been paid and I have my tickets for my TDK IMAX experience!! One week to go. Now the waiting, sweating, and cursing at those who have already seen it can begin.....

11 hours and 45 minutes till D-Day

Here is your TDK update!

One record accomplished!

Nikki Finke reports

Batman Will Play In Record 4,366 Venues

UPDATE: Studio sources tell me that record-breaking advance ticket sales for Warner Bros' Batman: The Dark Knight "continue to grow at a pace unlike any other film in history". Even the number of locations in North America where the comic book caper will be playing -- 4,366 -- is an Industry record. There are also approximately 3,000 theaters that will start screening the Christian Bale/Heath Ledger actioner at 12:01AM Friday. Meanwhile, every IMAX show in New York City this weekend is sold out. By all accounts this should be Hollywood's best-ever 3-day overall North American weekend at the box office: the number to beat is last year's $151+ million. So Dark Knight's expected $130+ million opening, combined with Universal's anticipated $25+ million Momma Mia! debut, should expand the marketplace by a huge number to include those two films and all the very popular holdovers like Sony's Hancock, Universal's Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Disney/Pixar's Wall-E, Warner Bros' Journey To The Center Of The Earth, and Universal's Wanted. As a Warner Bros exec emailed me, "Should be a fun ride this weekend..."

It's hard to know what to believe at this point. Internet hype makes you think $150M is possible while actually analyzing it makes me think $135M is the absolute ceiling with something in the $120s more like it. I think I'm at the point where I'll just kick back and watch the fireworks... and the movie on opening night of course.

As long as it makes 210 over its first 10 days I will be very happy with the results.

i agree with slugger, i dont care how much it makes. I just want to see it already.

Well, would you believe that i COULD watch the movie, its out right now, but i'd have to skip work, i think the wait is worth it, dont you SS? In saying that, might go see it 2moro!

JackO wrote:

Meanwhile, every IMAX show in New York City this weekend is sold out.

Insanity.

By all accounts this should be Hollywood's best-ever 3-day overall North American weekend at the box office: the number to beat is last year's $151+ million.

Actually for the overall weekend the number to beat is $209 million.

I think this will become the biggest 3 day opening ever with 160 mil. Got tickets to see it at the imax at midnight. How early should I get there?

Get there as early as possible i'd say 11 at the latest. i will be previewing space chimps till about 1045 or id be there earlier then i'm heading over to get seated for TDK

Why get there so early? Surely you have your seats already? I can't stand hanging around multiplexes hours before the showing. I get there just in time so that I can see all the trailers, unless if I want to listen in on other moviegoers conversations about how funny The Step Brothers looks or how awesome 10,000 BC was, or even how original Step Up 2 The Streets was (yes, I have heard that comment, about a sequel....).

silversurfer19 wrote:

Why get there so early? Surely you have your seats already? I can't stand hanging around multiplexes hours before the showing. I get there just in time so that I can see all the trailers, unless if I want to listen in on other moviegoers conversations about how funny The Step Brothers looks or how awesome 10,000 BC was, or even how original Step Up 2 The Streets was (yes, I have heard that comment, about a sequel....).

You may already have a ticket but you do NOT already have seats... being there early is just an attempt at actually not being in the nosebleed seat or front row, which no matter how you try to spin it its miserable.

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