Box Office Predictions: The Dark Knight Stays On Top, Step Brothers Barely Make Second

Written by Jay on July 25, 2008 – -

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In it’s second weekend out, my prediction is The Dark Knight will take the number one spot again. I know that’s not a shot in the dark or anything, especially the fact that it made $150+ million in it’s opening weekend. But if you look at this weeks opening movies, Step Brothers and X-Files, it’s not exactly the best competition to dethrone The Dark Knight , is it?

I think it’s quite obvious The Dark Knight will not make the same amount in it’s first week but I think it’ll take in at least another $50+ million.

The movie that I think will take the second spot is a toss-up. I mean, there are a bunch of hardcore X-Files fans but that movie didn’t really get the needed exposure. So, with that said, I will go with Step Brothers to steal the number two spot taking in around $30 million. Honestly, I feel I’m giving a little too much for that movie because the fact that it’s rated R and I’m sure not that many adults will want to see that movie.

The third spot is defaulted to X-Files with $20-$25 million. Again, this is just a prediction and I can be completely wrong. But seriously, they didn’t get that much publicity for the movie and do people really want to see them in a movie?

Hey, that’s my prediction. What do you think?


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The Dark Knight Shatters Box-Office Records: $155.4 Million

Written by Jay on July 21, 2008 – -

The Dark Knight and Joker

We all knew The Dark Knight sequel was going to make over $100 million during the first weekend and many predicted it was going to break the previous record; and it did.

Christopher Nolan’s dark sequel took in $155.4 million in The Dark Knight’s opening weekend. The previous record, I believe, was held by Spider-Man 3 which made $151.1 million in the opening weekend.

But this weekend of breaking Hollywood movie records didn’t stop there. This weekend also topped the most the movie box-office has made in a three-day weekend. And yes, that includes all the movies like Mamma Mia which took in $27.6 million on it’s opening weekend.

The previous record was a $218.4 million weekend in July 2007 when Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest came out.

Wait, the records aren’t done yet. The Dark Knight is projected to make $220 million in its first week alone which would be more than what Nolan’s Batman Begins movie made in its entire U.S. run alone.

Hold on, there are a few more records to mention:

The Dark Knight had the biggest midnight release taking in $18.5 million, the biggest weekend on IMAX screens with $6.2 million, top single-day take on a Friday with $67.9 million and showed on the most screens at 4,366.

Now that’s what you call making an impact on your opening week!


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