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Post by Jiren on Jul 25, 2008 1:06:22 GMT -5
Also i got a free 3D poster when i went.
Awesome
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Post by paragon on Jul 25, 2008 1:14:20 GMT -5
On the opening 4, 5 and 6 Day records it's amazing how much it's beating the previous record holder by and how much space it puts between it and the next record the next day. For example, the previous record holders were: 4-Day Spider-Man 3 $161,401,784 (TDK +$21,503,012)5-Day Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $172,802,507 (TDK +$30,971,011)6-Day Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $183,661,469 (TDK +$38,489,337)It's amazing how it keeps doing that, expanding the next record it set by even more. Also, the previous record holder to fastest to $200M was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which clocked in at 8 days. I love that it already has the 8-day record after six days. And I have to say, seeing it on an IMAX is quite the experience. That screen is huge.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 1:52:44 GMT -5
On the opening 4, 5 and 6 Day records it's amazing how much it's beating the previous record holder by and how much space it puts between it and the next record the next day. For example, the previous record holders were: 4-Day Spider-Man 3 $161,401,784 (TDK +$21,503,012)5-Day Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $172,802,507 (TDK +$30,971,011)6-Day Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $183,661,469 (TDK +$38,489,337)It's amazing how it keeps doing that, expanding the next record it set by even more. Also, the previous record holder to fastest to $200M was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which clocked in at 8 days. I love that it already has the 8-day record after six days. And I have to say, seeing it on an IMAX is quite the experience. That screen is huge. It took the record in 5 days, not 6!
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Post by EZ: Broken Bae on Jul 25, 2008 1:57:31 GMT -5
Something else I loved in the film; correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dent's coin that he used before he become Two-Face a double sided coin, with the same image on each side? I only saw it once, so I'm trusting my memory right now. If it was, I love the change it indicates in his character. As Harvey Dent, he had ALL his decisions made, and was completely comfortable with his moral compass. He used the coin to make people believe he was doing some stuff on the fly, hiding the fact that, all along, he was in complete control of the situation. Like when he interrogated the henchman, threatening to kill him. As Two-Face, obviously, half the coin is burnt. NOW, he only believes in random chance, "the only true morality", or whatever he called it. Another thought: has there been a more destructive villain in recent movie history than Joker? Good God, he caused a lot of property damage. That would actually be correct. Hence the "I make my own luck" phrase he used earlier. It's actually one of my favorite tidbits about the film when he's in the hospital and finds out the coin is half-burnt. That's when it truly clicks in is mind that he's lost everything.
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Post by paragon on Jul 25, 2008 1:59:30 GMT -5
I love that it already has the 8-day record after six days. And I have to say, seeing it on an IMAX is quite the experience. That screen is huge. It took the record in 5 days, not 6! Yeah, well I didn't look at the box office when they put the 5-day totals up, so the 6-day total is what stuck with me. Although I really should have noticed that since I knew it beat the time to $200 million by three days. And doing it in five days obviously makes it even more hilariously amazing than doing it in six. ;D
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Post by Virt McGirt on Jul 25, 2008 2:38:47 GMT -5
Something else I loved in the film; correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dent's coin that he used before he become Two-Face a double sided coin, with the same image on each side? I only saw it once, so I'm trusting my memory right now. If it was, I love the change it indicates in his character. As Harvey Dent, he had ALL his decisions made, and was completely comfortable with his moral compass. He used the coin to make people believe he was doing some stuff on the fly, hiding the fact that, all along, he was in complete control of the situation. Like when he interrogated the henchman, threatening to kill him. As Two-Face, obviously, half the coin is burnt. NOW, he only believes in random chance, "the only true morality", or whatever he called it. Another thought: has there been a more destructive villain in recent movie history than Joker? Good God, he caused a lot of property damage. Wait a second though, I think I just spotted a plot hole. If earlier in the film, Harvey claims it's his father's lucky coin, how does Batman find it in the wreckage in one scene, then later on in the hospital scene, Harvey have it again? Edit: Batman went to visit Harvey at the hospital, and gave it to him, that's right! Well, It's not a big deal or anything, but it was monumental for me, cuz I'm not used to finding plotholes (be they real or just the product of poor recollection skills) firsthand.
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Post by Slim Loves Lily on Jul 25, 2008 5:35:08 GMT -5
Saw it for the third time tonight.
Every time I watch it I learn more.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jul 25, 2008 6:41:17 GMT -5
Something else I loved in the film; correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Dent's coin that he used before he become Two-Face a double sided coin, with the same image on each side? I only saw it once, so I'm trusting my memory right now. If it was, I love the change it indicates in his character. As Harvey Dent, he had ALL his decisions made, and was completely comfortable with his moral compass. He used the coin to make people believe he was doing some stuff on the fly, hiding the fact that, all along, he was in complete control of the situation. Like when he interrogated the henchman, threatening to kill him. As Two-Face, obviously, half the coin is burnt. NOW, he only believes in random chance, "the only true morality", or whatever he called it. Another thought: has there been a more destructive villain in recent movie history than Joker? Good God, he caused a lot of property damage. Wait a second though, I think I just spotted a plot hole. If earlier in the film, Harvey claims it's his father's lucky coin, how does Batman find it in the wreckage in one scene, then later on in the hospital scene, Harvey have it again? Edit: Batman went to visit Harvey at the hospital, and gave it to him, that's right! Well, It's not a big deal or anything, but it was monumental for me, cuz I'm not used to finding plotholes (be they real or just the product of poor recollection skills) firsthand. Actually all that follows the comics pretty close. One, it was a coin with two heads, and now the one side is scarred.. in the books he scars the second head himself after his change. Then two, his father gave him MANY of those coins as he had a collection. In one story you learn that his dad actually beat him on occasion, but always under the guise of 'flipping a coin' to decide to punish him, only it was ALWAYS heads..
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Post by macdaddysquid on Jul 25, 2008 7:44:08 GMT -5
after seeing it 6 times now, I really think it would have been amazing if Joker said "Wait till they get a load of me". That would have been sweet.
Obviously it would not be in the same context as the first one, as the line symbolizes Jokers origin, and Heaths Joker was a rise to power story but it could have been thrown in there for nostalgia
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Post by The Heff on Jul 25, 2008 9:46:43 GMT -5
Saw it last night. The place was packed so I was sitting in the third row, with terrible sound, but even that couldn't ruin it for me! Loved it from start to finish. The Joker was hilarious, Dent was unbelievable, but I'm bummed that he died.
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Post by Lucha Lee Tour 2009 [SOLD OUT] on Jul 25, 2008 10:10:09 GMT -5
Ledger was amazing. Every time he was off screen I was just waiting for him to come back.
If anyone's go to play The Joker in a next one, Daniel Day Lewis would be great. (He'd make a great Riddler too)
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 10:36:34 GMT -5
after seeing it 6 times now, I really think it would have been amazing if Joker said "Wait till they get a load of me". That would have been sweet. Obviously it would not be in the same context as the first one, as the line symbolizes Jokers origin, and Heaths Joker was a rise to power story but it could have been thrown in there for nostalgia Nolan doesn't want to associate with the old Batman's which is why you don't hear lines like that, it's a different theme song, etc.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 10:39:40 GMT -5
It took the record in 5 days, not 6! Yeah, well I didn't look at the box office when they put the 5-day totals up, so the 6-day total is what stuck with me. Although I really should have noticed that since I knew it beat the time to $200 million by three days. And doing it in five days obviously makes it even more hilariously amazing than doing it in six. ;D Here's another funny thing. At the end of the weekend this movie will be at $300M. That would be $300M in 10 days. The previous record holder, Dead Man's Chest, did it in 16! Even more of a kicker is the $400M mark. Shrek 2 is the record holder at 43 Days. I did some conservative estimates, giving Dark Knight sharp drops just to cover my basis, and the most days it will get to $400M in is 21! It seems more then likely to be around 16-18 though.
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Post by tap on Jul 25, 2008 10:51:55 GMT -5
after seeing it 6 times now, I really think it would have been amazing if Joker said "Wait till they get a load of me". That would have been sweet. Obviously it would not be in the same context as the first one, as the line symbolizes Jokers origin, and Heaths Joker was a rise to power story but it could have been thrown in there for nostalgia Nolan doesn't want to associate with the old Batman's which is why you don't hear lines like that, it's a different theme song, etc. The "hit me!" still works. EDIT: Actually, a friend of mine suggested that the Joker's nurse walk out of the hospital was supposed to be an homage to the gait of Edward Scissorhands. I don't think it was consciously so, but it's still a neat comparison nonetheless. And to the one poster asking about Dent's disappearing and reappearing coin... He threw it to Rachel when he was being arrested for claiming to be "the Batman," so she had it on her when she blew up, and that's how Batman found it at the destroyed warehouse.
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Post by Full Moon on Jul 25, 2008 10:54:18 GMT -5
Simply put, it's an incredible movie. One that I can't wait to see again.
I almost shed a tear when Joker said "You and I are destined to do this forever" at the end.
Heath, I only wish it were true.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 10:58:45 GMT -5
So, who's ready for The Dark Knights second weekend?
I say it'll do between 80-85 million, bases on it's weekdays so far and using a formula of average percentage jumps for movies from Thursday to Friday to Saturday to Sunday.
If it does so that will be less then a 50% drop which is nothing short of remarkable for a summber blockbuster and a movie that opened off to so much. Usually when they open so big they burn off demand quickly. But Batman's pace is going well. If I'm right it'll be the biggest 2nd weekend in history, beating out Shrek 2's $72,170,363.
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Post by Batman on Jul 25, 2008 11:14:00 GMT -5
So, who's ready for The Dark Knights second weekend? I say it'll do between 80-85 million, bases on it's weekdays so far and using a formula of average percentage jumps for movies from Thursday to Friday to Saturday to Sunday. If it does so that will be less then a 50% drop which is nothing short of remarkable for a summber blockbuster and a movie that opened off to so much. Usually when they open so big they burn off demand quickly. But Batman's pace is going well. If I'm right it'll be the biggest 2nd weekend in history, beating out Shrek 2's $72,170,363. I think you're right, and I think this movie will be #1 on the list in your sig by the end of the weekend.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 11:50:58 GMT -5
Here are the quick calculations so people can see:
Thursday 16.5M
Friday +50% 24.7M Saturday +35% 33.3M Sunday -25% 25M
Total 83M
Now of course this is assuming it can get the 50% rise on Friday, but then again it might not fall as hard as I'm taking into account on Sunday either. Also, that's what Dead Man's Chest rose on it's second Friday, 50%, and TDK has been holding up even better then DMC so far.
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Post by Sickfit, King Of The Fits on Jul 25, 2008 12:04:03 GMT -5
Last night, I came up with an idea for a third.
I said earlier in the past thread that I hated the idea of the Penguin, but I think I found a way to really make him work and to enter Deadshot into the picture as well.
With Batman being hunted by the cops in Gotham, they are looking for any means necessary to catching him. With cops still being under the mob's reign despite Maroni's death, they come up with a deal with a British arms dealer whose alibi is that he is a British diplomat so that they can fund more weapons and more cops to find the Batman. Enter Oswald Chesterfield (Cobblepot could never fly in a Nolan movie), who is nicknamed the Penguin by many British and American TV analysts because of his slumped stature and his long, beak-like nose.
In my idealistic fantasy, the Penguin will be played by Frank Minghella, who will be playing Nixon in the biopic Frost/Nixon. Also, there is his confidante and his personal bodyguard Floyd Lawton, played by Guy Pearce, who is with Penguin at all times.
Anyways, as the Penguin is supplying the city with more guns, even for citizens who wish to find the Batman, the city uses the Penguin's alibi as a facade by claiming that he is acting as a diplomat from Britain so that talks could be made between Gotham City and London for trade goods, etc. Soon enough, the people take a liking to his charm and wit, despite his somewhat weird demeanor.
I'd still enter the whole "Bruce Wayne is depressed and drunk and needs a PR" storyline that I mentioned, with Naomi Watts playing Vicki Vale, a journalist who decides to become his PR assistant. And as there are illegal gun talks amongst the city, Wayne Enterprises is surprisingly outside of the deals, which makes Bruce suspicious, hence investigating the Penguin.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 25, 2008 12:22:48 GMT -5
Vicky Vale won't be in these movies, and the problem with having Penguin play the "Everyone loves him because he's lying" bad guy is we already got a whole movie based on that Penguin.
While I'm not saying your idea is bad persey, it is to close to what we've already gotten in the past and Nolan is trying to stay away from that.
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