Feb 22, 2009 by B. Alan Orange

The Dark Knight Breaks the $1 Billion Mark

The Dark Knight has finally reached the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. According to Variety, it is only the fourth film to ever reach this coveted milestone.

Warner Brothers announced the news on Friday, revealing that the combined domestic and international earnings for the film have gone beyond $1,001,082,160, thanks to the film's recent January 23rd re-release on IMAX screens. Sadly, though, its current stateside take of $533 million hasn't pushed Titanic out of the top spot just yet.

The film is currently up for 8 Academy Awards, the winners of which will be revealed tonight. Other films that have reached $1 billion include Titanic, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

The Dark Knight was released July 18th, 2008 and stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (20)

  1. RHCPkid94

    greatest movie... EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    3 years agoby @rhcpkid94Flag

  2. The Narrator: The Better Man

    I am happy. All of those movies, especially Return of The King, all deserved their moneys worth. Except the only reason Titanic did so well, is because of women, and their weakness for love stories. That and kick ass story/effects. :) But again, I'm happy.

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  3. outlaw Returns

    I at least wanted it to knock off Pirates 2.But I'm glad its now in that Billion dollar club.

    3 years agoby @memo17Flag

  4. Shadow Of The Day

    Cool.....

    3 years agoby @asifFlag

  5. T.Clark

    SteamPunk, I see your avatar and I think "I'll friend request that guy," and then I see a comment like that...dang

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  6. T.Clark

    Awesome, but not surprising

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  7. MovieBuff

    Comrad... what are you talking about? If you take inflation in consideration, Titanic probably would have made 800 million instead of 600 million. A ticket costs more NOW then it did in 1998. I believe Titanic sold more tickets.

    Don't get me wrong... I wish DK had sunk Titanic... but I'm not too sure your comment makes sense.

    3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag

  8. Oli

    Yay. Plus Heath got his deserved Oscar :).

    3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag

  9. thrashnasty190

    deff. predicted this one lol i like it

    3 years agoby @thrashnasty190Flag

  10. -comrade-

    I wanted it to push out Titanic. It already has if you count for inflation. They should go by tickets sold.

    3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag

  11. rogenismyhero

    it still ticks me off it didnt knock off titanic

    3 years agoby @rogenismyheroFlag

  12. CBF

    What did they expect? Instead of re-releasing the movie AFTER ITS INITIAL BUZZ of course it wouldn't generate the same numbers. They should have maybe kept it in theaters longer. However the #2 spot is WAY good! And I'm sort-of happy with my Steelbook DVD! (Where's the REAL special features, WB???? Kcuf your Blu-rays, a-holes!)

    3 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag

  13. rjh094

    im excited, but not surprised. the dark knight is the best superhero movie ever.

    3 years agoby @rjh094Flag

  14. HAPPYJACK

    THATS A SP*CEY MEATBALL!!!

    3 years agoby @happyjackFlag

  15. Maniacal

    Overrated, enough already.

    3 years agoby @maniacalFlag

  16. Shelley

    Not surprising, it was predicted some time ago that this would happen.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  17. moviewebhead

    TDK was the best movie of 08 and redefined how super hero movies should be made.

    3 years agoby @moviewebheadFlag

  18. Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)

    Very good news.

    3 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag

  19. IAmxVindicated

    This is old news. Nobody gives a sh*t anymore. Overrated movie.

    3 years agoby @iamxvindicatedFlag

  20. GK

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag

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