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$4,429,137
570 theaters
Budget$185,000,000
Release DateAug 13, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 32 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release141 days/20 weeks
Widest Release571 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
1$4,429,137-570-$7,770$7,238,8153
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
2$2,036,367-54%571+1$3,566$12,129,9685
Aug 29-314$1,178,678-42.1%527-44$2,236$14,682,1313
Sep 5-79$665,972-43.5%364-163$1,829$15,113,0624
Sep 12-1412$316,510-52.5%271-93$1,167$15,809,9815
Sep 19-2117$156,729-50.5%158-113$991$16,087,3386
Sep 26-2820$69,667-55.5%66-92$1,055$16,222,4337
Oct 3-532$18,409-73.6%27-39$681$16,273,0108
Oct 10-1235$8,470-54%15-12$564$16,298,7389
Oct 17-1947$4,346-48.7%12-3$362$16,308,91010
Oct 24-2651$2,216-49%10-2$221$16,312,40311
Oct 31-Nov 258$1,188-46.4%7-3$169$16,314,55612
Nov 7-964$855-28%6-1$142$16,316,78813
Nov 14-1669$723-15.4%8+2$90$16,318,20814