The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR Box Office Thread V

[NoMoreDeadCops!]

The Dark Knight Rises moves into 7th place on the all-time worldwide box office chart, passing Toy Story 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Excellent. The last hurrah for The Dark Knight Rises... It probably won't make much more now.

#7 on the all time domestic chart
#7 on the all time worldwide chart

I'm very very happy with it's performance.

 

[Fenrir]

"TDK was lightning in a bottle.".
"No way can TDKR reach a billion without the Joker."
"TDK only made a billion because Heath Ledger died."
"Batman is more popular domestically than he is overseas."
"TDKR outgrossing TDK? Impossible."
"Won't make a lot of money because it's not in 3D. WB must be kicking themselves right now for listening to Nolan."

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

 

[Micromind]

RISE.

Great achievement by TDKR against all odds. #7 position in both Domestic and Worldwide table.


Domestic: $443,118,000 41.5%
+ Foreign: $623,700,000 58.5%
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Worldwide: $1,066,818,000



TDKR Worldwide Chart -

TDKR Domestic Chart -

Though It will stay at no. 7 in both Charts, but I expect it to earn some more overseas.

 

[Micromind]

"TDK was lightning in a bottle.".
"No way can TDKR reach a billion without the Joker."
"TDK only made a billion because Heath Ledger died."
"Batman is more popular domestically than he is overseas."
"TDKR outgrossing TDK? Impossible."
"Won't make a lot of money because it's not in 3D. WB must be kicking themselves right now for listening to Nolan."

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

LOL.


You have enumerated all the reasons Naysayers were giving before the movie was even released, they were wrong.

 

[Anno_Domini]

And looking at those charts, I could definitely see TDKR reaching the #7 spot on both(domestic and WW).

 

[intothevoid]

"TDK was lightning in a bottle.".
"No way can TDKR reach a billion without the Joker."
"TDK only made a billion because Heath Ledger died."
"Batman is more popular domestically than he is overseas."
"TDKR outgrossing TDK? Impossible."
"Won't make a lot of money because it's not in 3D. WB must be kicking themselves right now for listening to Nolan."

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

Hahahhahaha, yeah, lots of humble pie around these parts

Nolan delivered, like he always does.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Great victory for fans of well produced blockbusters and 2-d films in general.

 

[jmc]

"TDK was lightning in a bottle.".
"No way can TDKR reach a billion without the Joker."
"TDK only made a billion because Heath Ledger died."
"Batman is more popular domestically than he is overseas."
"TDKR outgrossing TDK? Impossible."
"Won't make a lot of money because it's not in 3D. WB must be kicking themselves right now for listening to Nolan."

There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?

We were clearly wrong. Can't blame us for looking at things with a level head.

 

[The Riddler]

i shake my head every time i see dark of the moon up there...how did sht like that make that much money?

 

[dee]

Seven, lucky seven! This is fantastic for 2D.

 

[Iceman]

We were clearly wrong. Can't blame us for looking at things with a level head.

Not aimed at you at all but I find too many people overcautious on some of these big films but more importantly all too willing to call out others who expect big numbers. I've had the same experience of being laughed out of town for predicting over $1B in the Avatar, Avengers & (well actually didn't happen in the TDKR thread too much (wasn't here as much)).

 

[Fenrir]

We were clearly wrong. Can't blame us for looking at things with a level head.

Except in your case, a 'level head' would be akin to driving along a twisty mountain road using nothing but the rear-view mirror. It's almost astonishing how quickly you people forget the very simple idea that there is a first time for everything.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I remember getting into a protracted debate with some poster who thought tdkr wouldn't make more than inception.

I thought a billion was a foregone conclusion from well before the film was released. I'm not bragging i just looked at nolan's track record and the idea that TDK was really that well liked that any sequel that wasn't crap would do great.

 

[Micromind]

I know that TDK was well received but Inception really helped to establish Nolan in overseas market.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I know that TDK was well received but Inception really helped to establish Nolan in overseas market.

Yep...

I'm glad TDKR is Nolan's biggest overseas success.

 

[jmc]

Except in your case, a 'level head' would be akin to driving along a twisty mountain road using nothing but the rear-view mirror. It's almost astonishing how quickly you people forget the very simple idea that there is a first time for everything.

It's called looking at it from a neutral perspective mate and playing the odds. I don't apologize for saying TDKR wouldn't hit a billion, I genuinely didn't think it would due to several factors. I also didn't think Hunger Games would open so big or that Avengers would make as much money as it did. So sue me.

 

[The Joker]

With adjusted inflation taken into account has TDKR sold more tickets than TDK and Batman 1989?

 

[Liam_H]

When looking at inflation TDKR has sold less tickets than Batman '89 and well below TDK. Domestically that is.

 

[Iceman]

Ignoring inflation, TDKR is making the kind of money I would attribute to TDK without the Heath Ledger tragedy. Maybe a bit more when all is said and done.

 

[Bruce Malone]

There is no way of knowing that. It was heath's performance period that sold the joker and that film not his death.

The type of attention and hype he was getting before his death signaled a huge gross regardless. He was destined for super stardom after tdk came out. Somehow arguing that an actors death can attribute an extra $50m-80m to a film is pretty baseless. Tell that to the imaginarium of dr.pernassus as well his actual last film.

 

[Iceman]

I have exactly the same viewpoint. Been arguing it for years in fact. Of course there's no way of knowing as with all issues of box office but that doesn't mean logical analysis of it is baseless.

Many claims (that I was arguing against at the time) seemed to be that the boost was the only reason it made such big money relative to BB ie it would have made 250m-300m, max 350 without. That's roughly where I would place a BB sequel even without the Joker character. With him in & Heath doing so amazingly in the role I would rank it as a a high $400m film.

But any major actor's death or death of actor playing iconic character (in this case) in a major film (nothing could make the hordes go see Parnassus) close to debut will always have a visible impact & $50m-$80m on a $530m film is a figure I would happily concede to those arguing that case all this time.

 

[Liam_H]

I really don't think his passing added that much extra total. Increasing the hype to drive the opening weekend higher, certainly. If his performance and the movie wasn't up that standard people would not have gone back to see it again or spread the good word.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Morbid curiosity only goes so far and i will stick that it was heath and his role not his death that played the deciding factor.

Having him alive and doing press and the oscar buzz surrounding him and the role (which was around before his death btw) would have made up for whatever effect his death added to the box office. Heath was on the verge of near leo titanic period fame trust me.

I mean hardy and bane was great but he had no where near the effect that heath has had. So regardless TDK would have made more than TDKR and would likely have finished near the same total it did.

 

[Liam_H]

Well I still think his death brought in a very small percentage than wouldn't have seen it otherwise because they just don't care for these type of movies.