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‘Dark Knight’ Breaks $1 Billion!
Well, it’s not going to break the ‘Titanic’ barrier, but ‘The Dark Knight’ did pull a milestone this week. Ă‚ It became the fourth film in history to make over $1 billion worldwide.
Warner Brothers made the announcement Friday, citing their worldwide take atĂ‚ $1,001,082,160Ă‚ to date — about $533 million domestically and $567 million overseas.
‘Knight’ had been about $4Ă‚ million short of the 10-figure mark when Warner Bros. re-released it into Imax screens on Jan. 23, the dayĂ‚ after its eight Oscar nominations were announced. Grosses from Ecuador also helped nudge the Batpic over the mark, a spokeswoman said.
Only ‘Titanic,’ with $1.8 billion, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,’ with $1.1 billion, and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’, with $1.06 billion have topped the billion-dollarĂ‚ worldwide mark previously.
So, what do you think? Ă‚ Did you see ‘The Dark Knight’ again since its re-release? Ă‚ Is it shocking that only four films have ever broken the billion dollar worldwide mark? Ă‚ Isn’t it great that ‘Dead Man’s Chest’, by far the best film in that series, is the one that made so much money? Ă‚ Let us know by commenting below!
Source: Variety
