“ “Dark Knight” Batman movie’s opening weekend sets box office record, beating “Spiderman 3″, the previous record holder. Batman fans pushed “The Dark Knight”, sixth in the series of Batman movies, to record weekend ticket sales of $155.3 million over the weekend. According to Warner Brothers, the Dark Knight movie beats out ...

The numbers are in and Warner Bros sources tell me that Batman: The Dark Knight is opening to a $60 million today on FRIDAY. That’s breathtaking all kind of records! This includes the $18.5 million that The Dark Knight took in from midnight screenings alone (with $640,000 coming from just IMAX midnight screenings). WOW ! Oh the [...]

Hours ago we reported that The Dark Knight had scored it second box office record of the weekend mere hours after hitting theaters. When it opened yesterday morning, it saw screens in a record number of theaters, 4,366. When the first numbers came rolling in from midnight shows, record number 2 was in the books — $18.5 million is the highest midnight opening of all-time , beating ...

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Experts predicted that the new Batman movie would make a lot of money….and they are right! Warner Brothers has announced that The Dark Knight is opening to a humongous $60 million today alone. If the numbers keep up, it could be on pace to make over $300 million. In comparison, Spider-Man 3 made $59 million on its first day. Are you planning on watching the movie? I am, but ...

The Joker had his own special ticket I’m not sure I can do the math, but when a movie makes $18.4 million SOLELY on their opening midnight screenings…something amazing is about to happen. That figure also includes a record-breaking $640,000 in ticket sales for IMAX showings across the country. And let’s be clear on this: According to Media By Numbers, the $18.4 ...

Warner Brothers has had an amazing Friday morning! The box office numbers are in and…. The Dark Knight shattered the record previously set by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith for most moolah made from midnight screenings. The highly anticipated new Batman flick made a staggering $18.4 million 'overnight'. DAYUM! $18 million big ones for JUST midnight shows in one ...

Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that the midnight showings of ‘Dark Knight’ beat out ‘Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith.’ As of 7am pst., the midnight shows $18.4 million take broke the previously held record of $16 million set by Sith in 2005.

It's going to be a busy weekend at the cinemas. THE DARK KNIGHT (4366 theaters). I haven't heard anything but good buzz for this, and only the sense that it is rather bleak and doesn't seem like a kids' movie is going to keep it from putting up mega-huge numbers this weekend. Still, my guess is that it'll do about $89 million. MAMMA MIA! (2976 theaters). I was semi-into seeing this, but the LA ...

Don't let this happen! Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: istockphoto, Courtesy of IFC Films Look, we certainly have our problems with Hollywood obvious-restater Paul Dergarabedian , the head of box-office analysis firm Media by Numbers. We've called, with no success, for entertainment reporters to stop depending on Dergarabedian's inane commentary. But we certainly wish the guy ...

Warner Brothers has had an amazing Friday morning! The box office numbers are in and…. The Dark Knight shattered the record previously set by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith for most moolah made from midnight screenings. The highly anticipated new Batman flick made a staggering $18.4 million 'overnight'. ...

There’s no telling how high The Dark Knight could fly this weekend. Warner Bros., emboldened by tremendous tracking numbers, has expanded the Batman sequel to nearly 9,200 screens. While it likely won’t challenge Spider Man 3’s debut record of $151...

Box office hounds are anticipating the numbers for this weekend’s The Dark Knight almost as much as they are anticipating seeing the film. And with studio hype and pop culture awareness for this blockbuster at an all-time high, many people are wondering what the final result could be. The number I’ve seen ballyhooed about most is $130 million for the three-day weekend, including ...

Batman’s latest film, “The Dark Knight” is coming out this Friday…peep the first 6 minutes of the film! The presale is already ridiculous, box office numbers are projected to be between $90-$120 million! That’s gonna be real heavy considering the movie is being released on a non-holiday weekend… In theaters July 18, 2008