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Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

ScottyDub — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:03:23 -0000

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

BATMAN ROCKS!

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:07:15 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

jclark88 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:46 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:59:23 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

SuperNerd — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:24:31 -0000

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"...)

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:41:27 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

coyotesqrl — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:15:10 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

Dadofiandi — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:06:08 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:17:55 -0000

By the way, yes, I remember you :)

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:17:29 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:47:06 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

Dadofiandi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:43:06 -0000

Never saw ET, Footloose, Dirty Dancing among others.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

Steven — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:09:08 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:51:15 -0000

Never saw Titanic??? OMG.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:50:58 -0000

Woh, now that would be awesome to see :)

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

GY — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:03:24 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

scottydont — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:40:04 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

Dadofiandi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:58:44 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

ScottyDub — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:45:10 -0000

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.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:44:16 -0000

Bale >>>>> Leo

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

mikeo75 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:43:36 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

jclark88 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:16:25 -0000

But Titanic had Leo. :)

I applaud your optimism.

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

capnschwartz — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:07:17 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

jclark88 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:52:54 -0000

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

Re: Will “The Dark Knight” Break Opening Weekend Box Office Records?

jclark88 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:52:14 -0000

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). :)