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Batman Kicked Spiderman's Ass

by celebuzz on Jul. 21, 2008 09:14 AM / Leave a Comment
Batman Kicked Spiderman's Ass
Splash News Online

For those of you who live in Unabomber-type cabins in the woods, The Dark Knight was released last week to much critical acclaim and sold plenty of tickets. Okay, it sold ALL the tickets.

The highly anticipated Batman Begins sequel featuring Heath Ledger's reportedly stunning last performance cleared $155 million in its opening week according to Deadline Hollywood Daily.com.

The film has beaten multiple box-office records set by Spider-Man 3 in 2007. Tobey Maguire's web-slinger lost the record for opening week dollars at $151 million.

The film, starring a returning Christian Bale as the angsty Batman and Ledger as whimsical psychotic the Joker, also now holds the record for the biggest single-day gross in box office history ($67 million). Spidey rang in at $59 million.

Dark Knight furthermore holds the records for biggest opening weekend in 2008 and the biggest July opening ever.

Gee, do you think they'll make a sequel?

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“Christian Bale didn't look too excited, as he headed to the airport with his wife Sibi and his adorable 2-year-old daughter Emmaline, but he sure looks hot. I can't wait to see him in all of his superhero glory tonight -- which was the earliest I could find tickets online the middle of last week!”
Socialite Life
“Some box office experts are saying the Christopher Nolan-directed flick may reach $170 million this weekend. HOLY!”
Just Jared
“The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s much-hyped sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, made an amazing $155.34 million from Friday to Sunday domestically and another $40 million internationally. The film set midnight debut, single-day, weekend, and IMAX box-office records. And no, that picture above is of nobody related to the movie. It’s socialite Lydia Hearst at a benefit in New York last week. She was the closest thing I could find to somebody that looks like the Joker. It’s uncanny.”
Celebslam
“"The Dark Knight", boosted by breathless major reviews and Heath Ledgers final kick ass performance, earned almost 160 million in the US and another 40 million overseas for a weekend that broke 9 major box office records, including the two big ones, Biggest Single Day ever (67.85 million) and Biggest Opening Weekend ever (155.340).

Everything Ledger did in this movie was fucking awesome. "And here we go" is not an amazing line. Picture that on the page. It's just four little words. Ledger made it awesome. This sucks. I can’t believe he’s dead. Most actors fucking suck. There’s only like 7 good ones. Now there are 6. Now pretty idiots like Channing Tatum will ruin more of my movies, reading lines like his script had the dialog written upside down and backwards. Channing, if you're reading this, and later today you feel a pop inside your head, it's because I just threw a rock at the back of your skull. Hey, look, over here, it's me, Brendon,”
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