Dark Knight still #1 with almost $400 mil

[JDeRouen]

From Box Office Mojo:

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA -- 'The Dark Knight' topped the box office this weekend with an estimated $43.8 million.

WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, AUGUST 1-3, 2008

Rank. Movie Title (Distributor)
Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #

1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.)
$43.8 million | 4,266 | $394.9 million | 3

2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Universal)
$42.5 million | 3,760 | $42.5 million | 1

3. Step Brothers (Sony / Columbia)
$16.3 million | 3,094 | $63.0 million | 2

4. Mamma Mia! (Universal)
$13.1 million | 3,062 | $88.0 million | 3

5. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Warner Bros.)
$6.9 million | 2,285 | $73.1 million | 4

[toys2cool]

awesome!

man that Mama mia crap is still making money?

[Goblin19]

The Dark Knight can thank The Mummy for being so bad.

[Cosmicman]

awesome!

man that Mama mia crap is still making money?

I was thinking the same thing. The washed up members of ABBA are probably happy as crap. Their old CD sales have went up!
Plus the royalty right earnings have made them new millions.

[thunderbolt]

The Mummy did that good?

[joshvox]

The Mummy did that good?

Ha--that was my first thought as well. It got absolutely panned.

[Hector]

[Hector]

Kiss you number one superhero box office crown good-bye...Spider-Man...next week you are history!

[thunderbolt]

It'll drop like a rock after this week, so no competition for The Bat next week. Maybe he will sink the Titanic.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Yeah, look for the Mummy to drop at least 70% next weekend.

Even Reelz channel couldn't find anything really nice to say about it this weekend, and they are pretty fluffy there.

Chris

[BlackKnight]

I can't Believe that Mamma Mia did that well....
There is alot of Sick Twisted Chicks out there...
You Know ,.. with almost 100 mill ,.. that will warrent a Sequel. "The Dark MAMMA " !!!! BAHAAAAWWWWAAA.

[censy]

I liked Mamma Mia, but it worked better on the stage.

Chris

[Hector]

From Yahoo News:

The Dark Knight" will top $500 million, predicted Fellman, who would not speculate on whether it could approach the all-time domestic revenue record of "Titanic" at $600.8 million.

Even if it edged past that mark, "The Dark Knight" would lag behind "Titanic" in terms of actual tickets sold. Admission prices are up more than 50 percent since "Titanic" came out in 1997, according to Media By Numbers. "The Dark Knight" would have to take in about $900 million to match the number of tickets that "Titanic" sold.

In terms of revenue alone, however, "The Dark Knight" will pass the original "Star Wars," which is No. 2 behind "Titanic" with $461 million, and such hits as "Shrek 2" ($436.5 million), "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" ($434.9 million) and "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" ($431.1 million).


So no, Dark Knight will NOT match the audience of Titanic...not even close.

[AUSSIE-Rebooted-AMM]

From Yahoo News:

The Dark Knight" will top $500 million, "The Dark Knight" will pass the original "Star Wars," which is No. 2 behind "Titanic" . . . and "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" ($431.1 million).

[Goblin19]

If they want to go with adjusted dollars, then Gone With the Wind kills everything else.