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Small in Japan: It was bound to happen eventually: ... [The Dark Knight] (Defamer)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Small in Japan: It was bound to happen eventually: We've finally found the one country in the world where The Dark Knight is underperforming. Japanese moviegoers have reportedly bowed out of the...

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'The Dark Knight' and other superhero movies soared (New York Newsday)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:13:16 GMT

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - depending on their propensity for superhero movies, that's how the nation's filmgoers must have felt in summer 2008. " The Dark Knight," " The Incredible Hulk," " Hellboy 2," " Hancock" and " Iron Man" all hit the multiplexes within a two-month period, and all were successful to varying degrees, grossing a total of more than...

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The Dark Knight Updates (ComingSoon.net)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:15 GMT

Counting inflation, Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight has now officially surpassed Spider-Man to become the biggest comic book movie of all time. The Christopher Nolan sequel has reached $492.689 million domestically while Spider-Man hit a total of $491.952 when you look at the inflated number ($403.7 million without inflation).

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Japan Hates The Dark Knight?! (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:41:53 GMT

Film Junk is reporting some fairly surprising news–The Dark Knight is not doing so well in Japan. And by not so well, I mean that it’s only pulled in $8.7 million after being in theaters for three weeks. Of course, part of the problem is that it’s competing against Hayao Miyazaki’s latest opus, Ponyo on [...]

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The Dark Knight Downsizes (E! Online)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:18:00 GMT

Even Batman gets tired. The Dark Knight grossed $986,453 yesterday, the first time the supreme summer blockbuster had failed to make at least $1 million in a single day. The...

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Japanese audiences underwhelmed by The Dark Knight (Japan Probe)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:45:48 GMT

Tokyo Reporter has an article up about the new Batman movie’s reception in Japan: Now in its third week of release in Japan, the Christopher Nolan film, which sees the caped crime-fighter battling underworld figures and crooked cops in Gotham City, grossed a mere $1.6 million in its second weekend in Japan to bring its cumulative [...]

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Mark Wahlberg Says Max Payne > The Dark Knight (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:02:27 GMT

Another morning on Slashfilm, another Kid Icarus in Hollywood. Previously, Robert Downey Jr. used the web to hawk an Iron loogie at The Dark Knight and DC Comics, and now Mark Wahlberg—who enjoys lighting cigarettes in the rain—says he’d pummel The Caped Crusader. Put down the Pop Tarts and take a deep breath, fanboys. “I’m not [...]

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Picking up the Spare: WALL-E, Dark Knight and Tropic Thunder (Movie Marketing Madness)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:23:40 GMT

WALL-E WALL-E has been co-opted by Greenpeace for use in a new campaign that’s meant to highlight the tremendous waste of natural resources that goes on in the production of tissues and other similar products. It’s not an actual tie-in, but the character that’s part of the campaign is unmistakeably inspired by Pixar’s environmentally conscious robot. The Dark Knight The Hollywood Reporter...

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The Dark Knight Bombs in Japan (Film Junk)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:07:11 GMT

Just when you thought that public opinion on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was all but unanimously positive, here comes the wacky Japanese market to put their own spin on things. After its second week in theatres, the movie is struggling at the box office in Japan, earning just $8.7 million thus far — almost [...]

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Anatomy of a Hit: 'The Dark Knight' (Comics2Film)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:34:05 GMT

The Hollywood Reporter takes an in-depth look at ' The Dark Knight' 's journey to the top of the box office.

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How The Dark Knight Took Over The World [The Dark Knight] (io9)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT

How unstoppable was the marketing machine behind The Dark Knight? Enough for Heath Ledger's death and Christian Bale's predilection for family communication with fists to be easily cast off,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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The Dark Knight Returns … out of nowhere (Blog@Newsarama)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:08 GMT

In its sixth week on USA Today’s bestseller list, the Watchmen trade paperback slips just one spot to No. 14 as the “trailer effect” continues to fuel interest in the 1986 miniseries. Here’s the real surprise, though: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, leaps onto the chart at No. [...]

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VOTD: The Dark Knight - Sweded By Kids (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:25 GMT

The Dark Knight: Sweded By Kids The Pitch: A group of children recreated The Dark Knight movie trailer. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. Related Stories Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Bank Robber Joker [...]

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Hollywood asks: who needs Harry Potter? (Reuters)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:27:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter won't be whipping up his magic when the fall film season begins next week, but Hollywood is hoping momentum from summer hits like "The Dark Knight" and a wide mix of new movies will keep audiences happy into the holidays.

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Superheroes rule the summer (THE BEAT)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:53:05 GMT

This story from Variety rounds up the summer’s box office leaders, and surprise, surprise, every studio has its superhero hit. Of course, Warners led the way with DARK KNIGHT, but the other studios followed suit: Paramount is a close No. 2 in summer market share thanks to “Iron Man…” …Universal is No. 3 in market [...]

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Friday Friday Friday (A Motörhead fan-blog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT

I am running out of ideas when it comes down to Friday blog-posts, I could tell you dear Blighty based readers to seek out your local fleapit this weekend and watch a real fun movie that is Hellboy II: The Golden Army which for me beats The Dark Knight hands down for sheer high octane fun. I might just tell you that my music peddler has told me this morning that Motörhead's new...

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25 lessons from summer movies/TV (Entertainment Weekly)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:45:51 GMT

Reflecting on summer's lessons from ''Dark Knight,'' ''Pineapple Express,'' ''The Hills,'' and more

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Studios' summer a smash (Chicago Tribune)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Paramount's triple play puts it ahead after this key movie season, even though 'The Dark Knight' from Warner Bros. grossed $492.7 million It was a summer of sequels, remakes and knockoffs, but almost everything worked for Hollywood's studios during the record-breaking summer movie season.

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MADMEN_90 minutes (DISCARD)

noreply@blogger.com (KAHNEHTEH) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:13:00 GMT

More 'Dark Knight' as requested by ERIC JIMINEZ and his COMPATRIOTS . He asked if I could stay in the Batman frame of mind after my previous post and after visiting their Dark Knight tribute blog, I thought it'd be fun to have a say. But as most memorable and obvious scenes in the movie were already spoken for, I was at a loss as to what to do. So I decided to take...

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Karaoke in Theaters - Mamma Mia Releases Sing Along Version (VIDEO) (TREND HUNTER Magazine)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:55:18 GMT

(TrendHunter.com) Because everybody can sing better than Pierce Brosnan, Mamma Mia is re-releasing the ABBA inspired hit movie Mamma Mia with lyrics so fans can sing along. Even going up against Dark Knight, the movie…

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