The Dark Knight Hits $400 Million in Record Time
“The Dark Knight” has climbed past $400 million in just 18 days, hitting the mark faster than any film ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film should pass the $403.7 million tally of “Spider-Man” today, which would move it up to seventh on the all-time box office charts. It would also make the film the top-grossing comic-book adaptation of all time.
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 3rd, as well as a full weekend box-office wrap-up from The Hollywood Reporter.
| RANK | FILM | STUDIO | WEEKEND | GROSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | WARNER BROS. | $42,664,219 | $393.8 |
| 2 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | UNIVERSAL | $40,457,770 | $40.5 |
| 3 | Step Brothers | SONY PICTURES | $16,506,526 | $63.2 |
| 4 | Mamma Mia! | UNIVERSAL | $12,615,515 | $87.5 |
| 5 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | WARNER BROS. | $6,662,406 | $72.9 |
| 6 | Swing Vote | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS | $6,230,669 | $6.2 |
| 7 | Hancock | SONY PICTURES | $5,087,756 | $215.9 |
| 8 | Wall-E | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS | $4,603,179 | $204.1 |
| 9 | The X-Files: I Want To Believe | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | $3,385,878 | $17 |
| 10 | Space Chimps | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX | $2,720,177 | $22 |
| Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI |
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