The Dark Knight

When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.

Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$3,093,780
459 theaters
Budget$185,000,000
Release DateAug 9, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 32 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release145 days/20 weeks
Widest Release460 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 9-10
Beijing Olympics
2$3,093,780-459-$6,740$3,093,7801
Aug 16-17
Beijing Olympics
5$1,613,101-47.9%460+1$3,506$8,764,1763
Aug 23-24
Beijing Olympics
7$803,788-50.2%301-159$2,670$11,220,3295
Aug 30-319$514,092-36%285-16$1,803$12,755,3524
Sep 6-710$342,381-33.4%280-5$1,222$13,647,1055
Sep 13-1414$150,532-56%131-149$1,149$14,173,0986
Sep 20-2120$54,433-63.8%25-106$2,177$14,450,5227
Sep 27-2823$23,390-57%7-18$3,341$14,574,8498