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$959,534
79 theaters
Budget$185,000,000
Release DateAug 8, 2008
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 32 min
GenresAction Crime Drama Thriller
In Release146 days/20 weeks
Widest Release80 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 8-10
Beijing Olympics
1$959,534-79-$12,146$1,106,6581
Aug 15-17
Beijing Olympics
1$599,611-37.5%80+1$7,495$2,338,6743
Aug 22-24
Beijing Olympics
2$363,182-39.4%80-$4,539$3,005,4215
Aug 29-313$247,420-31.9%80-$3,092$3,580,9544
Sep 5-75$139,478-43.6%80-$1,743$3,493,6845
Sep 12-1410$88,950-36.2%80-$1,111$3,798,7386