Warner Bros. plans to re-release the Dark Knight film sometime in January, claiming that it’s for one final Oscar push (as if they need it). A studio source said that the re-release will hopefully serve as a reminder for people, although many are speculating that with the box office total currently at $512, Warner’s real [...] [...more]
The Dark Knight staged a comeback Saturday to emerge victorious for the fourth straight frame, while some surprisingly durable holdovers continued to find traction in the middle of the top 10 pack. Warner Bros’ superhero sequel lost to Pineapple Express on Friday by a narrow $7.9 million to $7.6 million margin. But on Saturday it surged [...] [...more]
Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight scored a three-peat this weekend, landing atop the domestic boxoffice again with $43.8 million. The latest Batman sequel dipped just 42% from the previous frame in pushing its domestic cume to $394.9 million. Earning horrid reviews, Universal’s three-quel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor unraveled a franchise-low $42.5 million in [...] [...more]
In just about the strangest news ever, the Dark Knight himself (apparently he’s very dark) has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his 61-year-old mother and 40-year-old sister. British media had reported that Bale’s mother and sister complained they were assaulted by the 34-year-old actor at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Sunday night, a day before [...] [...more]
It was a weekend of bests. Warner Brothers is reporting the Batman sequel has just had the highest grossing weekend opener ever at a staggering $158.4 million. This narrowly beats Spiderman 3’s opening of $151.1 million from 2007. The Dark Knight also broke many other records, including: 1 - LARGEST NUMBER OF OPENING THEATRES WITH 4,366 (MORE [...] [...more]
Batman phenom The Dark Knight smashed the box office record for midnight debuts, according to the tracking service Media By Numbers. The Warner Brothers’ movie made $18.5 million on Friday from its showings in 3,040 theaters, topping the $16.9 million made by the debut of 2005’s Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith. Imax showings of the Christian Bale movie [...] [...more]
The Batman sequel hasn’t even opened yet and it’s already being regarded as a classic of the genre. And audiences can’t seem to wait for it. As of 12PM today, MovieTickets.com has reported over 1,600 performances sold out in North America, including over 300 in LA and NY alone. The Warner Brothers release is currently No. 9 on [...] [...more]
The most eagerly awaited film of the summer was finally released last night in New York and it’s the movie’s villian, the late Heath Ledger, that was on everyone’s mind. Ledger, who died of an accidental drugs overdose in January, stars as the menacing, legendary Joker and has received rave, Oscar-touting reviews for the performance. Christian Bale, [...] [...more]
As everyone waits for The Dark Knight to open this weekend, Mamma Mia! is posed to debut at a very solid #2. The Abba-inspired musical premiered internationally over the weekend and did gangbuster business, making over $24 million. In the UK, the Meryl Streep film opened at #1, making $13.2M, which is the 4th highest Universal Studio [...] [...more]
Maggie Gyllenhaal has shot some saucy new lingerie ads for Agent Provocateur and little brother Jake is not so happy about it. “My brother called me and said, ‘I’m in Heathrow, and there’s a 12-foot picture of you upside down in a negligee,’” Maggie recalls. “People are really rough on you when you do things like that.’” But [...] [...more]
