The Dark Knight will pass "Star Wars" this weekend..

[K-DoG7p7]

Thats right.. TDK will pass "Star Wars" This weekend..
as of Sunday.. its only 19Million behind..
Granted if you adjust for inflation then Star Wars is so far beyound what TDK kan do its ridiculous.. but anyway..

TDK (Sunday 10 of August) 441.500.000
SW (Alltime) 460.998.000

Not bad.. REALLY REALLY NOT BAD!!
(Numbers are domestic..)

It looks like it MIGHT pass 500.. but it wont pass Titanic with its 600
PS: its still just #33 worldwide at this moment.. but its yet to open in places..

[NickThompson]

Hopefully Lucas gives the original trilogy another cinema run in a few years, might bump it past Titanic now the inflation is with it :)

[Charles RB]

Granted if you adjust for inflation then Star Wars is so far beyound what TDK kan do its ridiculous...


So it's not actually beyond Star Wars then?

[bookguy]

Don't quite count TDK out yet. :smile:

If the film stays the course for the next two months or so,
then it's not beyond the realm of possibilities that the TDK
will sink the Titanic. :tongue:

Adjusting for inflation is for the nit-pickers! :evilsmile:

Keep your fingers crossed. :biggrin:

[ShaunN]

Dear Friends,

Yes, I think in this case, adjusting for inflation has to be taken into account and is the more important measure. By that measure, DK is still nowhere in SW territory, in terms of overall popularity.

Sincerely,

Shaun

[Buzz Dixon]

Well, allowing for inflation, I think GONE WITH THE WIND is still on top...

[Hurricane]

The Dark Knight > Star Wars + Titanic


Yeah, I said it.

[Sabrinaset]

Allowing for inflation, wouldn't Rick Olney be on top?

[Buzz Dixon]

No, we're talking about successful things here.

[NickThompson]

Well, allowing for inflation, I think GONE WITH THE WIND is still on top...

1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,430,476,000 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,261,086,700 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,008,300,900 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,004,328,700 $435,110,554 1982^
5 The Ten Commandments Par. $927,480,000 $65,500,000 1956
6 Titanic Par. $908,688,900 $600,788,188 1997
7 Jaws Uni. $906,798,000 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $878,879,000 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $782,826,200 $232,671,011 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $771,720,000 $184,925,486 1937^


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

[kitty_tc_69]

Yes, the Dark Knight is an amazingly successful film... but is it groundbreaking? It's a sequel in a highly-respected franchise with 70 years of history behind it's story and characters, studded with A-list talent and a marketing strategy that is cutting edge and massive.

Star Wars was, in essence, an indy film. It came out of nowhere and became a phenomenon that set hollywood, and the world, on fire. It changed how movies were made. It revived a genre and spawned countless imitators. It launched careers, and built an empire for it's creators. It put Harrison Ford on the map. It made household names out of nobodies. It grabbed pop culture by the short hairs and never let go.

I don't see how there's even a comparison.

[MartinRedmond]

Hopefully Lucas gives the original trilogy another cinema run in a few years, might bump it past Titanic now the inflation is with it :)

Exactly, now it's in the realm of great movies asTitanic. A grand achievement for humanity.

[The Xenos]

I think this calls for celebration!

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[shrike]

Allowing for inflation, wouldn't Rick Olney be on top?

Anything that big and full of hot air usually just floats to the top, dear.

[Cam63]

I think this calls for celebration!

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1058/darkknightzoolander0385pt2.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=513&i=darkknightzoolander0385pt2.gif)

That be fuckin' legendary, Xene.

[DavidAllred]

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