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.
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$158,411,483
4,366 theaters
4,366 theaters
Budget$185,000,000
Release DateJul 18, 2008
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Mar 5, 2009
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 32 min
GenresAction
Crime
Drama
Thriller
In Release532 days/76 weeks
Widest Release4,366 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18-20 | 1 | $158,411,483 | - | 4,366 | - | $36,282 | $158,411,483 | 1 |
| Jul 25-27 | 1 | $75,166,466 | -52.5% | 4,366 | - | $17,216 | $313,781,677 | 2 |
| Aug 1-3 | 1 | $42,664,219 | -43.2% | 4,266 | -100 | $10,000 | $393,751,065 | 3 |
| Aug 8-10 Beijing Olympics | 1 | $26,117,030 | -38.8% | 4,025 | -241 | $6,488 | $441,628,497 | 4 |
| Aug 15-17 Beijing Olympics | 2 | $16,379,293 | -37.3% | 3,590 | -435 | $4,562 | $471,082,150 | 5 |
| Aug 22-24 Beijing Olympics | 4 | $10,542,424 | -35.6% | 3,163 | -427 | $3,333 | $489,416,885 | 6 |
| Aug 29-31 | 3 | $8,622,879 | -18.2% | 2,750 | -413 | $3,135 | $502,293,926 | 7 |
| Aug 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 3 | $11,127,290 | - | 2,750 | - | $4,046 | $504,798,337 | - |
| Sep 5-7 | 3 | $5,515,119 | -36% | 2,575 | -175 | $2,141 | $511,997,658 | 8 |
| Sep 12-14 | 7 | $4,128,153 | -25.1% | 2,191 | -384 | $1,884 | $517,792,764 | 9 |
| Sep 19-21 | 9 | $2,915,174 | -29.4% | 1,905 | -286 | $1,530 | $521,890,027 | 10 |
| Sep 26-28 | 13 | $1,664,421 | -42.9% | 1,406 | -499 | $1,183 | $524,474,684 | 11 |
| Oct 3-5 | 21 | $828,213 | -50.2% | 663 | -743 | $1,249 | $525,831,387 | 12 |
| Oct 10-12 | 19 | $528,328 | -36.2% | 375 | -288 | $1,408 | $526,690,914 | 13 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 19 | $620,527 | - | 375 | - | $1,654 | $526,783,113 | - |
| Oct 17-19 | 20 | $412,148 | -22% | 290 | -85 | $1,421 | $527,356,352 | 14 |
| Oct 24-26 | 26 | $295,949 | -28.2% | 166 | -124 | $1,782 | $527,822,235 | 15 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 26 | $270,468 | -8.6% | 149 | -17 | $1,815 | $528,213,279 | 16 |
| Nov 7-9 | 30 | $219,425 | -18.9% | 125 | -24 | $1,755 | $528,535,317 | 17 |
| Nov 14-16 | 18 | $502,334 | +128.9% | 346 | +221 | $1,451 | $529,143,070 | 18 |
| Nov 21-23 | 19 | $370,449 | -26.3% | 345 | -1 | $1,073 | $529,696,290 | 19 |
| Nov 26-30 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 18 | $475,640 | - | 322 | - | $1,477 | $530,258,989 | - |
| Nov 27-30 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 18 | $406,387 | - | 322 | - | $1,262 | $530,258,989 | - |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 19 | $343,366 | -7.3% | 305 | -40 | $1,125 | $530,258,989 | 20 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 21 | $187,418 | -45.4% | 269 | -36 | $696 | $530,540,885 | 21 |
| Dec 12-14 | 28 | $112,253 | -40.1% | 205 | -64 | $547 | $530,723,626 | 22 |
| Dec 19-21 | 38 | $51,743 | -53.9% | 157 | -48 | $329 | $530,811,565 | 23 |
| Dec 26-28 | 44 | $50,686 | -2% | 74 | -83 | $684 | $530,896,852 | 24 |
| Jan 2-4 | 43 | $65,140 | +28.5% | 75 | +1 | $868 | $531,001,578 | 25 |
| Jan 9-11 | 64 | $8,012 | -87.7% | 7 | -68 | $1,144 | $531,026,626 | 26 |
| Jan 16-18 | 63 | $9,611 | +20% | 6 | -1 | $1,601 | $531,037,410 | 27 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 62 | $9,856 | - | 6 | - | $1,642 | $531,037,655 | - |
| Jan 23-25 | 26 | $667,397 | +6,844.1% | 350 | +344 | $1,906 | $531,706,809 | 28 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 26 | $436,843 | -34.5% | 211 | -139 | $2,070 | $532,356,746 | 29 |
| Feb 6-8 | 30 | $353,826 | -19% | 188 | -23 | $1,882 | $532,831,967 | 30 |
| Feb 13-15 | 42 | $127,645 | -63.9% | 152 | -36 | $839 | $533,044,185 | 31 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 42 | $145,510 | - | 152 | - | $957 | $533,062,050 | - |
| Feb 20-22 | 44 | $93,957 | -26.4% | 55 | -97 | $1,708 | $533,184,219 | 32 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 46 | $102,067 | +8.6% | 54 | -1 | $1,890 | $533,316,061 | 33 |
