Could The Dark Knight beat Titanic with the re-issue?

[Eric Henson]

Originally Posted by the goddamn batman

Really? They need to put that back in, because that's the worst edit in the movie... that scene needs some closure. Bothered me the first time I saw it and every time after.

You know, you're right! Batman was at the bottom of the building. How did the Joker and his cronies get out of the building? Hmmmmm.....if it were a real life situation (I know its not) and a terrorrist was in the building you'd have a hostage situation...immediately taking you to the end of the movie!

[Harding Prime]

Originally Posted by Mia

I just shake my head and laugh each time I see posts like this.

The totals on the DK don't account for inflation. The value of the dollar in 2008 is not the same as it was in 1997.

In order for TDK to really catch up to The Titanics numbers, it needs to make another 400 million dollars. And I don't see that happening given the fact that the DVD is out. By the way the highest grossing film of all time is 'Gone With the Wind'.

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^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $707,414,100 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $695,118,900 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $693,840,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Return of the Jedi Fox $665,940,600 $309,306,177 1983^
15 The Sting Uni. $631,131,400 $156,000,000 1973
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $624,044,300 $242,374,454 1981^
17 Jurassic Park Uni. $610,337,400 $357,067,947 1993
18 The Graduate AVCO $605,845,500 $104,901,839 1967^
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $600,566,700 $431,088,301 1999
20 Fantasia Dis. $587,947,800 $76,408,097 1941^
21 The Godfather Par. $558,771,800 $134,966,411 1972^
22 Forrest Gump Par. $556,102,900 $329,694,499 1994
23 Mary Poppins Dis. $553,527,300 $102,272,727 1964^
24 The Lion King BV $546,801,100 $328,541,776 1994^
25 Grease Par. $544,606,000 $188,389,888 1978^
26 The Dark Knight WB $530,732,000 $530,732,032 2008
27 Thunderball UA $529,584,000 $63,595,658 1965

Now, when I see post like this, I myself laugh.

"Oh look, I'm the only person who knows what inflation is... I'm a genius" :rolleyes:

My goodness, get your head out of your own. And your "numbers" hold no real merit, just conceptual numbers.

That has always been my problem with the movies. They go by gross and not by tickets sold, like music does with soundscan. It's silly to me, but I would much rather have this movie at the top then Titanic.

[the goddamn batman]

Have you met Mia before?

[MNM]

Originally Posted by Harding Prime

That has always been my problem with the movies. They go by gross and not by tickets sold, like music does with soundscan. It's silly to me, but I would much rather have this movie at the top then Titanic.

Surely the amount a movie grosses, rather than ticket sales, is a better indication of how successful financially a film has been?

[Kiryu]

I don't think so. With movie prices and crowds I think most people would rather just stay home then go see a movie then can rent/download.

Plus, I think the Golden Globes passing over this completely is a really good sign that the Oscars will skip it too, which is good because this is not an Oscar worthy film by any stretch of my imagination. But who knows, they may be desperate enough for ratings that they'll pull a PR stunt and give this flick a bunch of undeserved nods.