The Numbers in Perspective

The Dark Knight is on it's way to become one of the most successful comic book adaptations. That being said...where does it stand and where could it go? Adjusted for inflation the most successful comic book...

Iron Man Will No Longer Be #1

In just 10 days, The Dark Knight has made $314,245,000 dollars. Iron Man, which is currently the highest grossing movie of 2008 has made $314,905,000 dollars. It's a difference of $660,000 dollars. By...

The Dark Knight: Too Dark For PG-13

The rating for this movie is the real issue for me. In the US the movie was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace (which there were many times over). In Canada where I saw the movie, it was...

The Dark Knight...Good But Not Great!

As a long time Batman fan, I was predisposed to liking the new movie The Dark Knight, so why isn't my favorite movie of all time?  Let me tell you. I'm a big fan of Christopher Nolan's style for this movie,...

Batman Beats Spider-Man!

The Dark Knight opened this weekend with an estimated $155.34 million dollars. It beats the $151 made by Spider-Man 3 a year ago. The movie has broken three records. Highest grossing advanced screening, highest...

Batman Opens With $60 Million?

Reports are beginning to surface with news that The Dark Knight made somewhere between $60 to 66 million dollars on Friday. If true then expect the movie to break records. It could even break Spider-Man 3's opening...

'The Dark Knight' Is A Classic

As I was pre-ordering tickets for ‘The Dark Knight’, it hit me that ever since the image of Heath Ledger’s face - scarred and plastered with garish make-up – hit the Internet over a year ago, I have been...

Batman Beats Star Wars!

According to Box Office Mojo, The Dark Knight made $18 million dollars during last night's advanced midnight screening. It beats the $16 million made by Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005. ...

Review: The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight begins with a bank robbery. The Joker (Heath Ledger) is stealing from the bank where the mob keeps it's money. It bores him. He wants to do something that makes an impression. Meanwhile, Gotham City...

Holy Ticket Sales, Batman!

Everyone in America has Batman fever! According to online ticket vendor, Fandango, so many people have bought tickets to the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight (opening July 18th) that theater owners have been...

New York Comic Con Schedule Announced

Want to get a sneak peek at some of Hollywood's biggest blockbuster movies and television shows? Attending New York's Comic Con will get you the inside track on what are sure to be this year's biggest hits: The...

Ledger's Death Builds 'Joker' Mania

In a morbid ironic turn, the tragic death of a talented young celebrity can become one of the best ways to sell posthumously released material -- just look at Tupac's record sales or ticket sales for the James Dean...

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