DISQUS

jina · 1 year ago

The Olbinski duo are going to do their part. Mike is going twice next weekend, and I will, of course, be seeing it too. That should help its numbers. Christian Bale, we're here for you.

daddyjason · 1 year ago

Thank God someone is watching out for Christian Bale. Lord knows how difficult it is for him to get quality roles these days (Jason's eyes roll into the back of his head). :)

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Wow, that's quite a limb Jason...I was going to say between $120-130 million would be an easy goal...but I just don't know.

Like you said, the longer running time hurts, but Spidey 3 wasn't like a 90 minute movie either. It ran 2 hours and 19 minutes.

Toss in the IMAX sales, because the tickets I paid for are $12.75 each, and there is a potential for a record-breaking weekend.

But if Spidey 3 did $151 million, then I really think TDK will break that. $160-175 looks likely.

It will be awesome to see that happen too.

daddyjason · 1 year ago

I think you actually talked yourself into my point of view - without me even making another argument. Good job, Mike!

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

I like to talk to myself, so that tends to happen a lot :)

Cap'n Schwartz · 1 year ago

Great write up Jason.... I love the poster up top!!!!
Let me first squeeze in my anti- nikki finke comment of the day (Nikki is a tool).....

I guess the one record I REALLY would like to see the dark knight topple is Titanic, the highest worldwide grossing film ever made.... c'mon Dark Knight!!!!!

daddyjason · 1 year ago

Well, that ain't gonna happen. Morbid curiosity about Heath Ledger will only last so long and The Dark Knight just doesn't have the subject matter needed to do Titanic business worldwide (or even in the states). It might be the biggest opening weekend - maybe the biggest movie of the year even - but I wouldn't take it much further than that in my predictions.

Cap'n Schwartz · 1 year ago

Never say never... titanic got highest grossing ever based on a made up story on an ending we all knew was coming.... could happen....

daddyjason · 1 year ago

But Titanic had Leo. :)

I applaud your optimism.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Bale >>>>> Leo

ScottyDub · 1 year ago

More than anything, I just hope it lives up to the hype. I think it will and this is prob the most anticipated movie of the summer for me.

Dadofiandi · 1 year ago

Well since I never saw Titanic nor SP3 maybe my 7.50 will push it into new heights.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Never saw Titanic??? OMG.

Dadofiandi · 1 year ago

Never saw ET, Footloose, Dirty Dancing among others.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Well, not seeing Footloose or DD is okay (Although DD rocks!), but ET??? Wow...

Dadofiandi · 1 year ago

Did you have the time of your life? I have seen parts of ET. You know come
to think of it I never saw Godfather I and II in their entirety either but I
did see the Godfather III in the theater. Sad but true.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Well, I've never seen Caddyshack all the way through, so I guess I can't make fun of you guys.

But E.T.....wow.

R.A. Porter · 1 year ago

I've never seen ET either. I used to feel bad about it, but I take it as a point of pride at this point.

scottydont · 1 year ago

i promise tha tthe dark knight is going to break box office records i've been following the dark knight since filming started and have been to all the filming it was incredible imagine it all put together on screen

GY · 1 year ago

170-200 is my prediction for 18-20 july TDK opening weekend

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Woh, now that would be awesome to see :)

Steven · 1 year ago

Hey guys - remember me? Just bought our tickets to see it on MAX Saturday morning. I honestly can't remember being this excited to see a movie in a long time.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

Awesome! We're going to see it Friday morning at IMAX as well.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

By the way, yes, I remember you :)

SuperNerd · 1 year ago

I think that a $160,000,000 opening weekend is quite possible. My only concern is that all of this "pushing PG-13 to the limit" stuff will prevent parents from taking their kids, thus eliminating a huge sorce of revinue. That would be totally unfair to the movie, which is garnering the highest critical acclaim of any movie this year.

Who'd like to see "OSCAR WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE: THE DARK KNIGHT"? I know I would!

And I don't know about y'all, but I KNOW I'll be there on opening day (I gots my tickets in my pants for safe keeping :-)

(passes out from lack of sleep, having been up for 4 days thinking about "The Dark Knight"...)

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

SN, four of us from this site are going Friday morning at 3:15 AM, so we'll be right there with ya!

I'd love to see this movie actually turn out good, and then by up for an Oscar...I'm with ya.

daddyjason · 1 year ago

I agree with your comment about the hard PG-13 keeping parents from taking kids to see the movie possibly eliminating a large source of revenue. In fact, that's been crossing my mind a lot and I'm thinking of re-evaluating my estimate to take that into account.

However, I think you're getting WAY ahead of yourself (as many others are as well) by already calling for Oscars for the film (and others for Ledger in particular) when most people haven't even SEEN it yet.

I think we all need to calm down and get a little perspective before we crown this the best film of all time before we've even seen it.

Mike Olbinski · 1 year ago

I aint calming down! :)

Richard Roeper has seen it and says it should be nominated. Heath too.

Anyways, I think the PG-13 wont keep kids away...parents really don't care
these days and it's friggin' Batman.

ScottyDub · 1 year ago

Your last sentence says it all 'it's friggin Batman'. Let me just add:

BATMAN ROCKS!