Batman film takes a record $66.4m

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Batman film The Dark Knight has set a single-day box office record by taking $66.4m (£33.2m) on its opening night, distributor Warner Bros has said.

The movie, which debuted in the US on Friday, has surpassed the previous record of $59.8m (£29.9m) set last year by Spider-Man, the studio said.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7515431.stm


This film will easily break spiderman opening weekend record!!
 
:eek: Really can't wait to see this but I'm off on holiday tomorrow so I won't be seeing this until the 30th!
 
This site has awesome stats on just about everything

Gotta remember that most big films in USA open wed or thur so the opening 3 day gross isnt always comparing apples with apples, the opening 3 day gross could be wed-frid for one film but frid-sund for another, and if a film does open wed then its frid-sund takings are lower
Looks like Spidey3 was a frid though

eg opening weekends
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/

DK v Spidey3 same average but obviously DK includes higher ticket prices BUT Spidey3 had less competition on its opening weekend
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2007&wknd=18&p=.htm
Compared to DK
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=29&p=.htm

Below link has dozens of stats
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/

Daily check
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/grossbydays.htm?days=3&p=.htm

lol All Time domestic USA adjusted for inflation / ticket prices, gone with the wind anhialates everything
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
 
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IMDb forum said:
godfather held the reign for a while..now a better movie is out..deal with it..ITS THAT GOOD....
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I just can't believe it is that good. 9.7/10 from 43,000 votes? Clearly the people who want to see it the most will see it first and give it high ratings.

Don't get me wrong, I love Batman and have yearsworth of comics going back to 1960...but better than the Godfather?

Shall we change the forum avatars?
 
Lysander said:
I just can't believe it is that good. 9.7/10 from 43,000 votes? Clearly the people who want to see it the most will see it first and give it high ratings.

Don't get me wrong, I love Batman and have yearsworth of comics going back to 1960...but better than the Godfather?

Shall we change the forum avatars?
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IMDB generally always has an influx of initial 'favourable' voters, they really need to improve their rating algorithm to handle this. I wouldn't give it much thought for another couple of months before a real rating can be ascertained.

Like you said, I adore batman and I cannot wait to see this film, but I think the IMDB rating is daft
 
Lysander said:
I just can't believe it is that good. 9.7/10 from 43,000 votes? Clearly the people who want to see it the most will see it first and give it high ratings.

Don't get me wrong, I love Batman and have yearsworth of comics going back to 1960...but better than the Godfather?

Shall we change the forum avatars?
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Haven't seen the film but I have to assume theres a lot of people getting a tad carried away, 9.7 sounds a bit OTT and surely theres no way this is a Godfather / Shawshank :confused:

Put it this way, will the masses still rave about DK in 30 years ? Yeh right lol
 
Depends. Many films achieve longevity through a seminal performance by [usually]one actor. If Ledgers Joker is as good as has so far been mooted, then it really could achieve a long lasting status.
 
At the end of the day, some films like Shawshank, the Godfather etc.. Have brilliant scripts and fantastic performances.. however they arent everyones cup of tea.

A big budget action film can give people goosebumps, be really exciting and they will come out of the cinema with a big grin.

Its not wrong that a film can be voted highly, the godfather is a totally different type of film
 
so much for downloading films killing the movie industry. again and again films are still breaking box office records.
 
Hedge said:
At the end of the day, some films like Shawshank, the Godfather etc.. Have brilliant scripts and fantastic performances.. however they arent everyones cup of tea.
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Certainly not mine.
Both of them are stupifyingly tedious.

Yet other "great" films i couldnt be without, titles such as Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The good the bad and the ugly etc etc.

A film doesnt become less worthy of greatness because it has a fantastical figure as its central character, or indeed its whole cast are fantastical.
Films like the Matrix, Star Wars, Batman are all great films by any definition.
 
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