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The Dark Knight has stayed on top as usual. Let’s see what happens this weekend. Tropic Thunder might light the number one spot.

August 8, 2008 - August 14, 2008(*millions)

from Nielsen Media Research – preliminary results

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The Dark Knight still holds the box office game with the Mummy down about $8 million. Let’s see what happens over the weekend. Pineapple Express might make the top three with a great opening on Wednesday.

Weekly Box Office Report
August 1, 2008 – August 7, 2008(*millions)
FILM                                GROSS                                        TOTAL*
1 Dark Knight, The $59,690,255                                            $410.78
2 Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The $51,700,395 $51.7
3 Step Brothers      $23,677,233                                            $70.34
4 Mamma Mia!       $19,091,650                                            $93.95
5 Pineapple Express $12,085,679                                          $12.09
6 Journey To The Center Of The Earth $9,737,462                 $76
7 Swing Vote         $8,343,040                                              $8.34
8 Hancock             $7,085,589                                              $217.88
9 WALL-E              $6,912,889                                              $206.39
10 Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 $5,730,334             $5.73

Thanks Variety and Rentrak

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Here’s an interesting little scoop. My.spill.com managed to get a hold of Michael Bay’s unsolicited script for The Dark Knight, which of course got instantly rejected by Warner Bros, who released Christopher Nolan’s current record-breaker. The site manages to post a couple of pages of said script, revealing the extent of Bay’s “talents”. Quality moments include a description of Rachel Dawes as: “She is the hottest woman in the world, but she wears glasses because she is also the smartest woman in the world”, the attention given to Bruce Wayne’s pecs, and the slow-mo sequences of the Batmobile narrowly avoiding civilians happening “seventeen times”.

Okay, obviously this is a joke, but in every joke there is some truth, and I imagine if Michael Bay ever attempted a Batman script, we’d end up with something pretty similar. Kudos to My Spill for coming up with one of the funniest parodies in months!

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Box office headlines say Batman buried the Mummy.  This is the third week in a row where The Dark Knight came out ahead in the box office game.  All I have heard is very positive feedback about the film.  It’s obvious by the numbers below.

Weekend Estimate

August 1, 2008 - August 3, 2008 (*millions)

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We are not surprised to see Batman at the top.  This is awesome!

Weekly Box Office Report

July 25, 2008 - July 31, 2008(*millions)

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The Dark Knight still soars at the box office with a bright estimate that places the movie at the top and for the second week, taking a domestic total of $314.2 million and putting it on track to reach $400 million in slightly more than a week from now. 

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The Dark Knight domianted the box office this weekend and set a record surpassing Spider-Man 3.

1. The Dark Knight (WARNER BROS.)  $155,400,000

2.  Mamma Mia! (UNIVERSAL)  $27,600,000

3.  Hancock (SONY)  $14,000,000

4.  Journey to the Center of the Earth (WARNER BROS./NEW LINE)  $11,900,000

5.  Hellboy II: The Golden Army (UNIVERSAL)  $10,000,000

6.  Wall-E (DISNEY/PIXAR)  $9,800,000

7.  Space Chimps (FOX)  $7,300,000

8.  Wanted (UNIVERSAL)  $5,000,000

9.  Get Smart (WARNER BROS.)  $4,000,000

10. Kung Fun (PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS)  $1,700,000

in millions of dollars

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The Dark Knight, Batman sequel, set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day.

The total for the movie on Friday overcame the previous record of $59.8 million from last year by Spider-Man 3.

With such a big first day, The Dark Knight might set an opening weekend record of conquering the $151.1 million that was posted by Spider-Man 3 last year.

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The Dark Knight brought the highest number of dollars to any midnight showing, $18.5 million.  The Batman movie even beat out Revenge of the Sith, which brought in $16.9 million on its midnight showing.

The cape crusader is in for a huge money making weekend. Christian Bale is fantastic as Batman, and I always enjoy Michael Caine. However, watching Heath Ledger in his posthumous performance as The Joker will be hard for me.  Such a talented actor who is sorely missed.

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Viral marketing for The Dark Knight is reaching fever pitch for the film’s anticipated July 18 release. Following up from Joker’s to-do list, as well as various Gotham City related events, the viral site is now host to a brand new poster that gives us a look into what the Joker has in plan for “the Bat”.

The movie also features Two-Face, though it is not known how big a role he will play in the movie, but I’m pretty sure everyone will be overshadowed by Heath Ledger’s excellent rendition of the infamous character. May he rest in peace.

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