The Dark Knight
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
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 29-Sep 1 Labor Day wknd | 3 | $11,127,290 | - | 2,750 | - | $4,046 | $504,798,337 | - |
| 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 |
| Sep 5-7 | 3 | $5,515,119 | -36% | 2,575 | -175 | $2,141 | $511,997,658 | 8 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | 26 | $436,843 | -34.5% | 211 | -139 | $2,070 | $532,356,746 | 29 |
| Jan 23-25 | 26 | $667,397 | +6,844.1% | 350 | +344 | $1,906 | $531,706,809 | 28 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | 46 | $102,067 | +8.6% | 54 | -1 | $1,890 | $533,316,061 | 33 |
| Sep 12-14 | 7 | $4,128,153 | -25.1% | 2,191 | -384 | $1,884 | $517,792,764 | 9 |
| Feb 6-8 | 30 | $353,826 | -19% | 188 | -23 | $1,882 | $532,831,967 | 30 |
| Oct 31-Nov 2 | 26 | $270,468 | -8.6% | 149 | -17 | $1,815 | $528,213,279 | 16 |
| Oct 24-26 | 26 | $295,949 | -28.2% | 166 | -124 | $1,782 | $527,822,235 | 15 |
| Nov 7-9 | 30 | $219,425 | -18.9% | 125 | -24 | $1,755 | $528,535,317 | 17 |
| Feb 20-22 | 44 | $93,957 | -26.4% | 55 | -97 | $1,708 | $533,184,219 | 32 |
| Oct 10-13 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | 19 | $620,527 | - | 375 | - | $1,654 | $526,783,113 | - |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | 62 | $9,856 | - | 6 | - | $1,642 | $531,037,655 | - |
| Jan 16-18 | 63 | $9,611 | +20% | 6 | -1 | $1,601 | $531,037,410 | 27 |
| Sep 19-21 | 9 | $2,915,174 | -29.4% | 1,905 | -286 | $1,530 | $521,890,027 | 10 |
| Nov 26-30 Thanksgiving 5-Day | 18 | $475,640 | - | 322 | - | $1,477 | $530,258,989 | - |
| Nov 14-16 | 18 | $502,334 | +128.9% | 346 | +221 | $1,451 | $529,143,070 | 18 |
| Oct 17-19 | 20 | $412,148 | -22% | 290 | -85 | $1,421 | $527,356,352 | 14 |
| Oct 10-12 | 19 | $528,328 | -36.2% | 375 | -288 | $1,408 | $526,690,914 | 13 |
| Nov 27-30 Thanksgiving 4-Day | 18 | $406,387 | - | 322 | - | $1,262 | $530,258,989 | - |
| Oct 3-5 | 21 | $828,213 | -50.2% | 663 | -743 | $1,249 | $525,831,387 | 12 |
| Sep 26-28 | 13 | $1,664,421 | -42.9% | 1,406 | -499 | $1,183 | $524,474,684 | 11 |
| Jan 9-11 | 64 | $8,012 | -87.7% | 7 | -68 | $1,144 | $531,026,626 | 26 |
| Nov 28-30 Thanksgiving 3-Day | 19 | $343,366 | -7.3% | 305 | -40 | $1,125 | $530,258,989 | 20 |
| Nov 21-23 | 19 | $370,449 | -26.3% | 345 | -1 | $1,073 | $529,696,290 | 19 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | 42 | $145,510 | - | 152 | - | $957 | $533,062,050 | - |
| Jan 2-4 | 43 | $65,140 | +28.5% | 75 | +1 | $868 | $531,001,578 | 25 |
| Feb 13-15 | 42 | $127,645 | -63.9% | 152 | -36 | $839 | $533,044,185 | 31 |
| Dec 5-7 Post-Thanksgiving | 21 | $187,418 | -45.4% | 269 | -36 | $696 | $530,540,885 | 21 |
| Dec 26-28 | 44 | $50,686 | -2% | 74 | -83 | $684 | $530,896,852 | 24 |
| 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 |
