Arise Dark Knight
September 1st 2008 08:15
GENERAL RAMBLINGS
Dark Night, Big Numbers
$500,000,000 down, only $100,000,000 to go ...
The Dark Knight has continued its record-breaking box office run by crossing the magical half billion dollar US domestic mark.
Of course, only one other movie has achieved such a feat - the blockbuster Titanic, which raked in a whopping $600,788,188 back in 1997.
With TDK's haul slowing to little more than a crawl - just a million or two a day - it is doubtful that mark set by James Cameron's Best Picture Oscar winner will be overtaken by the new Batman.
Take nothing away from the champion of 2008 though as it has set such a figure in an era of massive DVDs sales and big screen TVs.
A time when a growing number of the public have the option of waiting just a few short months after a movie's cinematic release to pick it up down at the local JB Hi-Fi, and an extended version to boot, then view it on the 120cm plasma they have at home, with surround sound.
It's this type of scenario that balances out the 'adjust for inflation' argument, which tens to reign on TDK's parade.
Adjusting for inflation, Titanic has earned a significantly larger total of $908,688,900, which almost doubles TDK's current $502,421,000.
More well adjusted though is Gone With The Wind, who's gross of 1939, $198,676,459, would amount to a staggering $1,430,476,000 today.
But, of course, the Clark Gable and co didn't even have Beta videos to contend with back then. And frankly my dear "I don't give a damn".
The Dark Knight has been a hit of massive proportions in any time.
And who knows ... even if it's unable to overtake the big ship this time around, maybe the special The Dark Night, 25th anniversary release in 2033 may tip it over the edge.
After all, Star Wars, the orginal that is, had three cracks at getting to $460,998,007 (and third on the all-time list) or $1,261,086,700 adjusted for inflation (and second overall).
It made $307,263,857 initially in 1977, then $15,476,285 upon re-issue in 1982, and finally a further $138,257,865 via the special edition in 1997.
The Dark Knight has continued its record-breaking box office run by crossing the magical half billion dollar US domestic mark.
Of course, only one other movie has achieved such a feat - the blockbuster Titanic, which raked in a whopping $600,788,188 back in 1997.
With TDK's haul slowing to little more than a crawl - just a million or two a day - it is doubtful that mark set by James Cameron's Best Picture Oscar winner will be overtaken by the new Batman.
Take nothing away from the champion of 2008 though as it has set such a figure in an era of massive DVDs sales and big screen TVs.
A time when a growing number of the public have the option of waiting just a few short months after a movie's cinematic release to pick it up down at the local JB Hi-Fi, and an extended version to boot, then view it on the 120cm plasma they have at home, with surround sound.
It's this type of scenario that balances out the 'adjust for inflation' argument, which tens to reign on TDK's parade.
Adjusting for inflation, Titanic has earned a significantly larger total of $908,688,900, which almost doubles TDK's current $502,421,000.
More well adjusted though is Gone With The Wind, who's gross of 1939, $198,676,459, would amount to a staggering $1,430,476,000 today.
But, of course, the Clark Gable and co didn't even have Beta videos to contend with back then. And frankly my dear "I don't give a damn".
The Dark Knight has been a hit of massive proportions in any time.
And who knows ... even if it's unable to overtake the big ship this time around, maybe the special The Dark Night, 25th anniversary release in 2033 may tip it over the edge.
After all, Star Wars, the orginal that is, had three cracks at getting to $460,998,007 (and third on the all-time list) or $1,261,086,700 adjusted for inflation (and second overall).
It made $307,263,857 initially in 1977, then $15,476,285 upon re-issue in 1982, and finally a further $138,257,865 via the special edition in 1997.
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