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$952,554
145 theaters
Budget$185,000,000
Release DateJul 17, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 32 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release168 days/24 weeks
Widest Release145 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 17-201$952,554-145-$6,569$1,207,8691
Jul 24-272$438,044-54%122-23$3,590$2,072,3032
Jul 31-Aug 33$139,844-68.1%64-58$2,185$2,340,9913
Aug 7-10
Beijing Olympics
3$104,088-25.6%55-9$1,892$2,495,5254
Aug 14-17
Beijing Olympics
7$38,118-63.4%20-35$1,905$2,574,5835
Aug 21-24
Beijing Olympics
8$19,385-49.1%11-9$1,762$2,610,9796
Aug 28-3111$12,933-33.3%5-6$2,586$2,633,8317
Sep 4-711$7,817-39.6%3-2$2,605$2,587,7258
Sep 11-1412$5,957-23.8%3-$1,985$2,596,5579
Sep 18-2112$5,356-10.1%2-1$2,678$2,604,55910
Sep 25-2819$470-91.2%1-1$470$2,607,82511
Oct 2-519$414-11.9%1-$414$2,632,23112
Oct 9-1216$346-16.4%1-$346$2,634,89113
Oct 16-1917$284-17.9%1-$284$2,633,48814