people.com - 7/28/2008
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Holy box office! Batman may surpass Titanic as Hollywood's biggest moneymaker
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Suck It, James Cameron
CelebWarship —
... This probably won’t come as a surprise to you: “The Dark Knight” kicked ass at the weekend box office. Over the past ten days, the Batman flick earned an astounding $300 million, which puts it dangerously close to out-earning “Titanic,” which at $600 million, was the highest-grossing film of all time. ...
Dark Knight Makes Record-Breaking $300M in 10 Days
BricksAndStonesGossip.com —
... by 2006’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which hit $300 million after 16 days. Fellman says Dark Knight could conceivably reach the $400-million mark in about 18 days – placing it ahead of Shrek 2’s 43-day record in 2004. The Dark Knight might also surpass 1997’s Titanic as the highest-grossing film in U.S. history, according to Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. That sinking-ship saga, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, made $600,788,188 domestically. Source
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U.K. scores best weekend of year —
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ETonline - Breaking News 7/28/2008
Tokyo premiere comes amid 'Dark Knight' domination.
Christian Bale stormed Tokyo today on his continuing whirlwind tour to
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