The Dark Knight Rises takes in $25 million from pre-sales
Fandango also reports that this franchise finale is accounting for a massive 91% of their ticket sales for Thursday, with MovieTickets.com reporting that The Dark Knight Rises accounts for 87.5% of their Thursday sales.
This blockbuster-to-be will be rolled out in 3,700 theaters nationwide for midnight screenings, with several theaters planning on holding screenings throughout the wee hours of the morning. It will open in 4,404 North American theaters tomorrow, the second-widest opening in cinematic history, just 64 theaters behind record-holder The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
The real question is can The Dark Knight Rises best Marvel's The Avengers' seemingly-insurmountable three-day record of $207.4 million? We will find out on Sunday when the official box office numbers are released.
The Dark Knight Rises was released July 20th, 2012 and stars Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Sean
@SherlockHolmes2009 Yes, it will certainly break records.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
THE JOKER
@chris-santos I agree... much better than the Avengers!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Chris Santos
awesome movie better then the avengers
10 months agoby @chris-santosFlag
THE JOKER
although, so far it is killing at the box office!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
jasdjqs
oh ok
10 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
THE JOKER
@jasdjqs I'm talking about quality of film! f*ck the box office! This truly is a much better film! The story is much richer! It deserves to beat the crap out of Avengers
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
jasdjqs
Avengers has not open in Japan (August) so that movie still is going to make money even after it's Blue ray release. Batman has a chance to beat the box office record Avengers made earlier this year but will Dark Knight Rises have a stong Third, Forth week? Too early to tell but you never know.
10 months agoby @jasdjqsFlag
THE JOKER
Avengers.. You've been defeated... All I can say is wow what a powerful movie!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Dark-White-Knight
Move over Avengers
10 months agoby @Dark-White-KnightFlag
Justice Kowaleski
5 and a half hours I cant wait when we got our tickets this morning there were these 2 teenagers sitting in front of the theater with 2 portable dvd's and both seasons of Batman TAS and all the batman films. I had to give them props some where so why not here.
10 months agoby @justice-kowaleskiFlag
Salemwolf711
I saw this movie yesterday and holy sh*t was it epic.
10 months agoby @Salemwolf711Flag
CelluloidDreams
WOW!!!
10 months agoby @2movieguysFlag
Jacob Fredrick
it will have reords but it wont beat avengers
10 months agoby @Jacob-FredrickFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
It will break records
10 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
ROFLitschristian
Whether it's better than The Dark Knight or not, I'm glad it's already being a "must-see!" Can't wait for tonight!!!
10 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
thedude-abides
Don't care about box-office, but a nice feather in the cap either way.
10 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
THE JOKER
@bawnian-dexeus and it should be!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@mcleve02 Everyone's
10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
THE JOKER
Either way, this will be added to my blueray collection ^_^
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@mbrandon11@mcleve02 Agreed. Avengers reached more people and had a shorter runtime. But hey, I doubt "EVERYONE" saw it at the theaters. But like I said, the numbers are now the least of anyone's worries.
10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
THE JOKER
@mbrandon11 Haha nice... quite the dark fellow, such as myself! Yeah, but Batman has had that sort of hidden audience for awhile. Especially after the Dark Knight came out, and Nolan attached that name to Inception which itself a hit. People have now established his films as epic, and I think that will be a big deciding factor
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
mb11
@mcleve02 I dunno - HUGE fan base as big as the Avengers and reaches to a wider audience.... tough one for sure.... we shall see. From what i hear though it delivers!
10 months agoby @mbrandon11Flag
mb11
@mcleve02 haha nah fair play to you mate. When you come out of the theatre i'll just be settling in with my popcorn and all the dead people lying around me that i killed coz they were making too much noise during the previews. ;)
10 months agoby @mbrandon11Flag
THE JOKER
@mbrandon11 technically too early to say. We have to see the movie before we can make that call. But it definitely has the potential to!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
mb11
They should be sepereated. Ticket sales vs total gross earned. TDKR will beat Avatar on ticket sales i reckon HOWEVER Avatar and Avengers had 3D propping up every single ticket sold i.e. 5 tickets for them would be the cost of 8 DKR tickets. Good luck to Batman in all departments. Legendary series! Best Trilogy of all time??? Thoughts?
10 months agoby @mbrandon11Flag
Dark enV
@mcleve02 same here man, 8 HOURS!!! of course I've got 2 and half for the marathon to start LOL
10 months agoby @dark-envFlag
THE JOKER
@mbrandon11 I hate to be this guy, but 8 hours for me...
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
THE JOKER
@dark-env Oh I know! No worries! besides it did open another opportunity to dump some much needed hate on Twilight!
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
mb11
OH IT CAN - AND IT WILL! 11 hours baby OMG im gna be sick!!!!!!
10 months agoby @mbrandon11Flag
Dark enV
@mcleve02 I know, neither do I. Like I said I just notice these things and feel the need to inform people of the error. Not trying to criticize him in anyway
10 months agoby @dark-envFlag