Dark Knight #1 for 4 weeks in a row...

[Wrathborne]

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wow, they're up to $440,000,000 as of right now, thats $160,000,000 behind Titanic, and $30,000,000 behind Star wars: a new hope.

I really am happy to see this movie succeed the way it has, I'm always amazed by its box office figure. I think it might finish with $550,000,000 total US box office.

Always nice to see a great movie do phenomenally well.:D

[Grendel]

Impressive numbers.

Though I wish it would, I don't think they're going to be able to bump that POS Titanic.

[Searcher]

I wonder if these #'s are adjusted for inflation.

[LgOr]

sweet. sadly the rate its going, it wont beat Titanic. Tropic Thunder will most likely bump it down :(

[Wrathborne]

I wonder if these #'s are adjusted for inflation.

not on that list, but on this list they are :).

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dark knight is #49 out of 100 all time box office. Titanic is #6.

[Highwayman]

I watched TDK last night for the first time and I didn't think it was that great. It was a solid movie but it doesn't deserve the praise it's getting. IMO. I think if Heath didn't die his joker wouldn't be as "god" like.

It's #1 on IMDB... perhaps in the top 100... but not #1


Does anyone else feel this way?

[Wrathborne]

nope.

[Dr. Awesome]

I watched TDK last night for the first time and I didn't think it was that great. It was a solid movie but it doesn't deserve the praise it's getting. IMO. I think if Heath didn't die his joker wouldn't be as "god" like.

It's #1 on IMDB... perhaps in the top 100... but not #1


Does anyone else feel this way?

Nope and your opinion is mind numbing.

[Highwayman]

Nope and your opinion is mind numbing.

...I get that alot.

[Grendel]

not on that list, but on this list they are :).

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dark knight is #49 out of 100 all time box office. Titanic is #6.Been waiting for someone to do a list that accounted for that.

[LgOr]

I watched TDK last night for the first time and I didn't think it was that great. It was a solid movie but it doesn't deserve the praise it's getting. IMO. I think if Heath didn't die his joker wouldn't be as "god" like.

It's #1 on IMDB... perhaps in the top 100... but not #1


Does anyone else feel this way?

:dsp::bat:

[Wrathborne]

Glad you approve.

[Highwayman]

I wouldn't expect you fan boys to understand anyways... You prob think this movie id the best thing since... an orgasm. Hmm, nope that's Xtube. The best thing since... Batman Begins.

[Wrathborne]

I wouldn't expect you fan boys to understand anyways... You prob think this movie id the best thing since... an orgasm. Hmm, nope that's Xtube. The best thing since... Batman Begins.

wouldn't expect a tard like you to appreciate it either.:nod:
go back to skulking.:D

[cmurdur]

If Ledger were still alive he'd still be getting the same praise. You probably just don't know the Joker.

[Highwayman]

Oh he did do a great joker... something we've never seen before but because of his death his praise is just that much bigger. You fucking know it's the truth... but you'd never admit it.

[Thunderstrand]

Finally saw it yesterday and felt it lived up to most of the hype.
Not to take anything away from Ledger, but the Joker's role was excellently scripted, so whoever played him would either give an awesome performance or stunk the place up.
Overall a great movie, epic story, solid performances, can't really recall any part of it that disappointed.

[JonnieBoi]

I don't get why people say that: he's only getting as much praise because he's dead. I mean, it was sad that he died, but everyone was already talking about his performance as the Joker months before he died. That's the only reason why I went to watch it, for his performance. I'm not a fan of Batman Begins but I loved this movie and Heath made it more antagonizing and funny.

[Get Some]

looks like its gonna at least get to number 2 of all time...... I saw it bein number 1 for this one

[koolmike]

Really?...#1 4 weeks in a row?

Big deal.



:D

[Wrathborne]

gack! this thread has Been Koolmike'd!:oogle:

[koolmike]

:nod:

[Wrathborne]

:nono:

[R ę Đ Þ å Ŧ Ĥ]

Brandon Lee died while shooting the film 'The Crow'.

You didnt see people bitching about that movie being only good or well praised because someone died.

Im not a fanboy in the least. Fact I've never picked up a comic book and read a page in my life. The movie was good and moreover the reason IMO it was so good was because the villains were the backbone of the story. They built the movie while keeping Batman from being the focal point of the movie which I felt was good.

Batman was the chaser.

In the end, with anything these days it comes down to 3 kinds of people out there.

People who like a film, people who dont and people who dont care either way but troll both parties to conjure reactions by saying idiotic things one way or another.

[cmurdur]

Oh he did do a great joker... something we've never seen before but because of his death his praise is just that much bigger. You fucking know it's the truth... but you'd never admit it.

Uh no. Like 1000s of other Batman fans, we all thought Ledger nailed it and were astonished just by a trailer that came out a month before his death.

[Max Payne]

I dont pay much if any attention to inflation when it comes to comparing movies, the number you make at the BO is the number you got, imo.

What I mean is this, if the avg batman tick was 5 or 6 bucks like it was with Titanic, I am of the opinion it would be selling ALOT more ticks then it currently is.

Imagine back in 1997 paying almost 10 bucks a tick, that would be crazy, obviously every thing goes up, avg. income, cost of food, gas, housing, all that jazz that is the reason why ticks are so expensive now compared to then, but making more money evens it out, but the point is, is Batman worth 10 bucks to see? 440 mil worth apparently, but is Titanic? Im willing to bet that repeat viewings on that goes down, while some just wait on DVD, Now, in reverse, Is batman worth $6 to see? You can see it twice for $12 and you only end up spending 2 dollars more.

All this is hypothetical, but my point is, we can say for sure one way or another wether Batman would be number 1 if all this was happening 10 years ago, cause the market is not only differnt with blockbusters and all, but we dont know if it works in reverse, Titanic certainly wouldnt hit that kind of money if ticks were 10 bucks a pop.

So the inflation is junk, I highly doubt Gone with the Wind gets a billion bucks worth of money, I bet that in wide release today wouldnt even hit 10 mil.

[woodenheart]

I watched TDK last night for the first time and I didn't think it was that great. It was a solid movie but it doesn't deserve the praise it's getting. IMO. I think if Heath didn't die his joker wouldn't be as "god" like.

It's #1 on IMDB... perhaps in the top 100... but not #1


Does anyone else feel this way?

Aww Highwayman you broke my heart.......... :mecry:

[Highwayman]

Uh no. Like 1000s of other Batman fans, we all thought Ledger nailed it and were astonished just by a trailer that came out a month before his death.

I'm not saying he didn't do a great job... he was fun to watch. If he hadn't of died, may he rest in peace, his role wouldn't have been so blown up.

Also I agree with an earlier comment that no matter who played him the joker would have been good because that's how he was written in the script.

Heath did a good job, TDK was a solid movie but does not deserve to be #1 on IMDB... the only thing TDK and Shaw Shank have in common is.... Morgan Freeman.

[K.I.N.G]

Good movie. Ledger put on a great performance, movie deserves it's praise. No where near the greatest movie ever made though..

[Chief Falling Rock]

their sayin it'll only make $520 million but I'm hopin it beats out Titanic.

[Searcher]

I think ledger did a fucking phemominal job as the joker but anyone who thinks his being recently deceased isn't part of the chemistry is lying to themselves.

[cmurdur]

It isn't. Again, I was in awe just by a trailer. And its not like WB is advertising it as Ledger's final performance, they don't even mention him. That all comes from the fans who know its him. He'd be getting as much praise if he was alive.

[cmurdur]

Shit. The Clone Wars comes out this week. So long first place. :bye:

[LgOr]

fuckn star wars geeks :bored::finger3:

[Highwayman]

fuckn star wars geeks :bored::finger3:

Fucking Batman fanboys....

[LgOr]

fuckn Batman fanboy fanboys

[cmurdur]

fuckn star wars geeks :bored::finger3:

Itz George Lucas's vision!!!1

[choptop2]

that starwars shit is gonna tank. Or really piss off a bunch of people when they find out they can watch it for free next month on tv. They just edited the first few eps of a new cartoon together and are releasing it as a feature.

[R ę Đ Þ å Ŧ Ĥ]

Im willing to say this will be the first time that something Star Wars has a legitimate chance at tanking and tanking bad.

Granted, im not one to say the mythology of the series should just end and thats that. There are many stories to be told and Lucas created the series afterall. Im all for him as a writer and producer, but as a director of his own series, he was merely mediocre even though A New Hope is my favorite in the series, it was the only real well done one in the series even though I rank Sith high as well.

Far as im concerned, Lucas and company should stop being chicken shits and just leak plans for Episodes 7,8 and 9 which is something I would be interested in because it would be fresh but they probably wouldnt take as well because Vader wouldnt be the focal point as he was in the other 6 movies.

[Grendel]

And its not like WB is advertising it as Ledger's final performance, they don't even mention him.They don;t need to. Everybody knows it, and there's no way it can't have an impact, at some level. You can't unring that bell.

Saying that it's "part of the chemistry" is acknowledging the reality of the situation; and it's certainly a far cry from claiming that it's any sort of chief factor for the critical response.

[Late For Reality]

If everyone who already seen TDK see it 10 more times, it would beat Titanic.

[JonnieBoi]

As much as I would hope that it beats Titanic, this fat bitch doesn't have a job right now. So, I can't see it 10 times. Sorries!

[Late For Reality]

Keep in mind, Titanic was out whenever movie tickets were cheaper. Most of it's #1 weekends were $20-$30 million. And it was in theatres for almost a year.

[Chief Falling Rock]

yeah it took Titanic 6 months to hit $600 mill. But Batman won't stay #1 at the box office this week between Star Wars and Mirrors (I'll be seeing Mirrors)

[H78]

Mirrors will have no effect on The Dark Knight. Star Wars will though.

BTW, I saw TDK for the 4th time last last, finally in IMAX. If you haven't seen this yet, make SURE you see it either in IMAX or the nicest stadium seating theater you can get access to.

This movie is not meant to be seen in a small rinky-dink theater; my 3rd viewing was in one of those theaters and it doesn't have nearly the same effect as it does in a grander setting.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I saw it on IMAX. It was peeeeeeeertty

[cmurdur]

Also I agree with an earlier comment that no matter who played him the joker would have been good because that's how he was written in the script.

Ledger improvised some scenes, most notably Harvey Dent's fundraiser. So you can't say he was a product of great writing.

[haze]

no wonder that movie fucking rocks:thumbup:

[Searcher]

Ledger improvised some scenes, most notably Harvey Dent's fundraiser. So you can't say he was a product of great writing.

I wouldn't say improvising a few lines or a scene here and there discounts the great writing of this movie.
It's not like he's Marlon Brando.

[cmurdur]

But he was more than just dialogue, he had a way of talking, mannerisms, walk, and stance that transformed him. Its hard to look any any picture or clip of him in character and see Heath Ledger.

[woodenheart]

Ledgers voice alone brings home his insanity along with his various cackles and laughs.

[H78]

I seriously DARE the Academy to pick another supporting performance as better than Ledger's.

No one in a supporting role I've seen has even touched what Ledger did this year, and the way movies are looking through the end of the year, it's doubtful anyone will.

At this point, he shouldn't only be a nominee, he should really be a shoe-in.