“The Dark Knight” has broken one-day box office records. Watch a behind-the-scenes featurette and the suspenseful six minute opening prologue of the movie right here.
It was a busy night for “The Dark Knight” on Thursday as the highly anticipated Batman sequel broke box-office records with its midnight showings.
“The Dark Knight” grossed $18.5million when the curtain raised at theaters, breaking the previous midnight record held by “Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith” since May 2005. The $18.5million does not take into account audiences at subsequent showings at 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., which, in many theaters, were packed as well.
“The Dark Knight” set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.
The movie now sets its sights on the all-time opening weekend record of $151.1 million, set last year by “Spider-Man 3.”
“To expect that much is beyond comprehension,” said Gitesh Pandya, editor of the Box Office Guru Web site. “But this is a movie that is snowballing. Each day, expectations grow bigger and bigger.”
Heath Ledger as The Joker
Fantasy Moguls’ box office analyst Steve Mason predicts that “The Dark Knight” will gross $136million this weekend. Entertainment Weekly guesses $128million. Pandya calls for at least $125million.
Repeat customers are fueling a fraction of the weekend’s box office. “Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan shot six sequences with IMAX cameras, making that format the first choice of hard-core fans. IMAX midnight showings took in a record $640,000 Thursday night.
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Here is the behind-the-scenes featurette, with interviews with director Chris Nolan and star Christian Bale. Co-stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman are also interviewed.
Here’s the six-minute prologue that opens the movie.
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