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Weekend Box Office Report: Playing Catch-Up With 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:57:55 +0000

Since the box office numbers from last week were not formally released until after the weekend passed, we need to play a quick game of catch-up with ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The third and final of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies opened to $160 million, a number that is staggering, but not record breaking. Did it even stand a chance of breaking the $200 million mark and challenging ‘The Avengers‘ for highest opening weekend of all time? Did the tragic events in Aurora, Colorado have an adverse effect on the opening gross? To that second question: yes. To that first question: no.

Tragedy at 'The Dark Knight Rises' Screening As Gunman Kills 12, Injures at Least 50

Sam Schleicher — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:00:20 +0000

At least 12 people were killed and 50 injured when someone went into an Aurora, Colorado movie theater during a midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Friday morning, fired a smoke grenade and began shooting.

'The Dark Knight Rises' Midnight Tickets Selling for Big Bucks on eBay

Mike Sampson — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:03:39 +0000

‘The Dark Knight Rises‘ tickets went on sale earlier this week and the first midnight showings promptly sold out in just minutes. Now, tickets to the midnight IMAX screenings are popping up on eBay and Craigslist for over $100; at times an almost 80% markup. Boy, we’ve heard about a ticket prices going up, but this is ridiculous.