‘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. Â  It became the fourth film in history to make over $1 billion worldwide.

Warner Brothers made the announcement Friday, citing their worldwide take at  $1,001,082,160  to date — about $533 million domestically and $567 million overseas.

‘Knight’ had been about $4  million short of the 10-figure mark when Warner Bros. re-released it into Imax screens on Jan. 23, the day  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-dollar  worldwide mark previously.

So, what do you think? Â  Did you see ‘The Dark Knight’ again since its re-release? Â  Is it shocking that only four films have ever broken the billion dollar worldwide mark? Â  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? Â  Let us know by commenting below!

Source: Variety