Using Iron Man's multiplier only up to this point in its run, and TDK passes 500 million with ease...I mean...it seems like an even better loved film, but maybe that's just me...And it's not like Iron Man had a small weekend.

Using DMC's drops for the first 8 weeks of the run...

After 8 weeks we are at $495,557,307.

DMC, another summer opening is a good comparison, but remember, TDK has much much better WOM>

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

there you go

Some interesting facts: As of 3 days, The Dark Knight is:

*$4,636,658 ahead of Dead Man Chest's 4-day total.
*$5,369,249 ahead of At World's End's 4 1/2-day total.
*$5,999,732 ahead of Spider-Man 2's 5-day total.
*$6,788,979 ahead of Spider-Man 1's 7-day total.
*$1,075,797 ahead of Batman Begins' 21-day total.

And, just for shits and giggles:

*$943,512 ahead of Titanic's 17-day total.

Ah shit! Apparently, TDK's Friday-Sunday drop (35.1%) is actually less DMC's (36.7%). So much for being insanely frontloaded.

YOU ARE NUTS

Remeber, Batman has no limits.

Sunday declines for $40m+ openers:

	Title	Year	%	Saturday	Sunday
1	The Lost World	1997	6.7%	$24,443,450	$26,083,950
2	Meet the Fockers	2004	-0.6%	$19,542,490	$19,419,360
3	Superman Returns	2006	-3.4%	$18,419,067	$17,797,603
4	Pearl Harbor	2001	-4.3%	$20,630,639	$19,749,861
5	Fellowship of the Ring	2001	-6.7%	$17,062,771	$15,915,778
6	Mission: Impossible	1996	-6.8%	$16,714,655	$15,579,807
7	The Dark Knight	2008	-8.5%	$47,650,240	$43,596,151
8	At World's End	2007	-9.5%	$37,701,051	$34,121,377
9	Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	2008	-9.6%	$36,533,839	$33,032,721
10	The Day After Tomorrow	2004	-9.8%	$23,789,623	$21,449,531
11	The Perfect Storm	2000	-10.1%	$14,790,000	$13,300,000
12	The Phantom Menace	1999	-10.2%	$24,414,123	$21,929,334
13	American Pie 2	2001	-11.1%	$15,161,850	$13,477,195
14	Bruce Almighty	2003	-11.8%	$25,425,900	$22,413,105
15	The Two Towers	2002	-12.0%	$22,752,057	$20,031,131
16	Batman	1989	-12.9%	$14,602,687	$12,725,416
17	Mission: Impossible II	2000	-13.0%	$22,121,306	$19,236,656
18	Batman Begins	2005	-13.1%	$18,017,047	$15,656,151
19	Godzilla	1998	-13.3%	$16,894,040	$14,650,511
20	Madagascar	2005	-13.7%	$17,858,596	$15,418,361
21	Transformers	2007	-13.8%	$25,701,839	$22,144,125
22	War of the Worlds	2005	-14.7%	$23,182,200	$19,775,949
23	Return of the King	2003	-15.2%	$27,492,053	$23,326,111
24	Big Daddy	1999	-15.2%	$14,520,000	$12,312,000
25	The Incredible Hulk	2008	-15.3%	$18,383,725	$15,562,200
26	The Passion of the Christ	2004	-15.8%	$33,077,939	$27,860,195
27	Revenge of the Sith	2005	-15.9%	$40,693,760	$34,212,468
28	Fantastic Four 2	2007	-16.5%	$19,647,670	$16,413,435
29	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005	-16.7%	$19,351,327	$16,112,728
30	Bad Boys II	2003	-17.1%	$16,203,568	$13,435,935
31	Book of Secrets	2007	-17.2%	$15,344,648	$12,699,785
32	Pirates of the Caribbean	2003	-17.5%	$17,414,693	$14,374,903
33	Rush Hour 2	2001	-18.0%	$24,345,000	$19,956,000
34	Austin Powers in Goldmember	2002	-18.2%	$25,644,362	$20,974,475
35	The Simpsons Movie	2007	-18.2%	$23,799,369	$19,479,149
36	The Longest Yard	2005	-18.4%	$17,298,059	$14,122,159
37	Independence Day	1996	-18.6%	$17,906,980	$14,575,413
38	The Spy Who Shagged Me	1999	-18.7%	$20,371,000	$16,565,000
39	Jurassic Park	1993	-18.8%	$17,609,300	$14,303,800
40	The Order of the Phoenix	2007	-18.9%	$28,310,875	$22,955,554
41	Talladega Nights	2006	-19.0%	$16,034,487	$12,990,767
42	Signs	2002	-19.1%	$21,683,659	$17,548,761
43	Wanted	2008	-19.1%	$17,637,125	$14,271,625
44	Wall-E	2008	-19.5%	$22,116,197	$17,807,221
45	Batman Forever	1995	-19.7%	$18,157,811	$14,580,161
46	X-Men 3	2006	-19.8%	$31,997,843	$25,650,557
47	Planet of the Apes	2001	-19.8%	$24,369,000	$19,552,000
48	Ratatouille	2007	-19.9%	$16,976,145	$13,598,308
49	The Fast and the Furious	2001	-19.9%	$13,810,140	$11,063,880
50	Dead Man's Chest	2006	-20.4%	$44,443,225	$35,360,729
51	Scary Movie	2000	-20.6%	$15,220,000	$12,090,000
52	Click	2006	-21.1%	$14,303,608	$11,281,471
53	Finding Nemo	2003	-21.3%	$28,011,547	$22,032,107
54	xXx	2002	-21.5%	$15,234,194	$11,960,715
55	Attack of the Clones	2002	-22.0%	$31,253,618	$24,369,439
56	Shrek 2	2004	-22.1%	$44,797,042	$34,900,541
57	Spider-Man 3	2007	-22.2%	$51,336,732	$39,937,865
58	I, Robot	2004	-22.4%	$19,206,675	$14,901,033
59	King Kong	2005	-22.6%	$20,105,680	$15,556,225
60	The Nutty Professor II	2000	-22.6%	$15,966,850	$12,352,020
61	The Da Vinci Code	2006	-22.7%	$27,317,296	$21,125,768
62	Batman & Robin	1997	-22.8%	$15,096,533	$11,660,719
63	Shrek 3	2007	-23.3%	$47,077,497	$36,124,782
64	The Bourne Ultimatum	2007	-23.6%	$25,290,665	$19,324,800
65	Batman Returns	1992	-23.6%	$16,787,178	$12,829,251
66	Kung Fu Panda	2008	-23.7%	$22,649,938	$17,285,274
67	Rush Hour 3	2007	-23.9%	$17,115,000	$13,031,000
68	The Prisoner of Azkaban	2004	-24.0%	$31,493,867	$23,925,205
69	The Matrix Reloaded	2003	-24.2%	$34,389,237	$26,054,783
70	Hulk	2003	-24.3%	$21,539,100	$16,305,255
71	Shrek	2001	-24.4%	$17,523,312	$13,251,433
72	Men in Black	1997	-25.2%	$20,220,137	$15,126,003
73	Terminator 3	2003	-25.2%	$17,740,575	$13,264,560
74	Troy	2004	-25.2%	$17,058,889	$12,752,783
75	Prince Caspian	2008	-25.3%	$20,396,123	$15,240,939
76	X-Men	2000	-25.3%	$19,280,099	$14,406,045
77	Men in Black II	2002	-25.4%	$18,516,005	$13,811,088
78	Jurassic Park III	2001	-25.5%	$19,848,520	$14,783,370
79	The Bourne Supremacy	2004	-25.6%	$19,542,565	$14,543,175
80	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	2005	-26.1%	$18,895,207	$13,972,763
81	The Village	2004	-26.3%	$17,477,381	$12,886,097
82	Cars	2006	-26.4%	$23,280,927	$17,124,836
83	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	-26.4%	$22,717,655	$16,729,450
84	300	2007	-26.7%	$24,680,844	$18,097,726
85	Tomb Raider	2001	-26.9%	$17,139,000	$12,531,000
86	Harry Potter	2001	-27.0%	$33,512,941	$24,448,477
87	Spider-Man	2002	-27.1%	$43,622,264	$31,814,980
88	Fantastic Four	2005	-27.2%	$20,141,511	$14,656,001
89	Ghost Rider	2007	-27.2%	$17,338,380	$12,630,333
90	Sex and the City	2008	-27.5%	$17,550,993	$12,716,359
91	Scooby Doo	2002	-28.1%	$20,336,495	$14,613,958
92	The Chamber of Secrets	2002	-28.4%	$34,213,803	$24,512,232
93	Hancock	2008	-29.0%	$25,781,404	$18,294,508
94	Happy Feet	2006	-29.1%	$17,128,133	$12,148,078
95	Ice Age	2002	-29.3%	$19,240,991	$13,603,378
96	8 Mile	2002	-29.4%	$18,562,555	$13,103,235
97	The Goblet of Fire	2005	-29.6%	$36,719,135	$25,848,463
98	Chicken Little	2005	-30.1%	$17,355,335	$12,122,834
99	Iron Man	2008	-30.3%	$37,350,099	$26,034,208
100	X2	2003	-30.3%	$32,000,629	$22,310,123
101	Casino Royale	2006	-30.7%	$15,414,153	$10,677,868
102	The Incredibles	2004	-30.8%	$29,523,934	$20,440,611
103	Mission: Impossible III	2006	-31.0%	$18,409,876	$12,701,240
104	Monsters, Inc.	2001	-31.2%	$26,530,284	$18,240,489
105	Horton Hears a Who!	2008	-31.3%	$18,773,953	$12,901,768
106	2 Fast 2 Furious	2003	-31.8%	$18,318,000	$12,490,320
107	The Chronicles of Narnia	2005	-32.0%	$25,326,015	$17,223,441
108	Deep Impact	1998	-32.6%	$16,446,747	$11,080,669
109	The Mummy	1999	-33.3%	$17,344,645	$11,568,445
110	The Mummy Returns	2001	-33.7%	$26,918,915	$17,838,245
111	Ice Age 2	2006	-34.5%	$27,950,775	$18,293,907
112	Spider-Man 2	2004	-34.9%	$33,748,257	$21,955,628
113	Cloverfield	2008	-34.9%	$13,865,250	$9,028,443
114	Hannibal	2001	-35.2%	$23,488,000	$15,218,000
115	Shark Tale	2004	-35.5%	$21,085,643	$13,598,117
116	Daredevil	2003	-35.6%	$15,200,297	$9,789,964
117	Alvin and the Chipmunks	2007	-35.8%	$18,883,832	$12,122,872
118	Van Helsing	2004	-35.9%	$19,644,625	$12,583,985
119	I Am Legend	2007	-36.3%	$28,795,114	$18,356,821
120	The Matrix Revolutions	2003	-36.4%	$19,524,728	$12,420,905
121	Toy Story 2	1999	-37.1%	$21,350,621	$13,431,816
122	Die Another Day	2002	-40.1%	$19,045,657	$11,406,652
123	Charlie's Angels	2000	-40.4%	$16,583,942	$9,884,030
124	Scary Movie 4	2006	-42.3%	$13,443,698	$7,762,176
125	Hitch	2005	-43.0%	$18,581,456	$10,594,290
126	American Gangster	2007	-43.1%	$17,652,120	$10,047,660
127	Scary Movie 3	2003	-43.6%	$19,003,000	$10,714,000
128	Anger Management	2003	-47.0%	$17,549,412	$9,296,191

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No words, I say!

Are most of those sunday drops due to a holiday monday though?

The next best hold not affected by either an American or Canadian holiday is American Pie 2, and teen comedies have very good Sunday holds/weekdays (see - Superbad).

The Lost World-Memorial Day
Meet the Fockers-Christmas
Superman Returns-July 3rd + opened on a Wednesday
Pearl Harbor-Memorial Day
Mission Impossible-Memorial Day
Fellowship of the Ring-Christmas Eve

so yes The Dark Knight is the by far the least holiday assisted.

I just laugh, cuz look at all those Memorial day openers it's above.

Remove the films with holiday affect and the teen comedies than it will be a very interesting list.

Well, the next two films on the list would be Batman films, then.

Nothing will probably touch TDK's drop if that's the case. Regardless, seeing it that high to begin with is just plain ridonkulous.

Begins opened over fathers day, it is void. Im excluding even the smallest of holidays.

Yesterday could've been TDK day.

Top 10 Sunday Declines for 40m+ openers (holiday/teen comedy releases excluded):

1. The Dark Knight | -8.5% (July)
2. Batman | -12.9% (June)
3. Big Daddy | -15.2% (June)
4. The Passion of the Christ | -15.8% (February)
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | -16.7% (July)
6. Bad Boys II | -17.1% (July)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | -17.5% (July)
8. Rush Hour II | -18% (August)
9. Austin Powers in Gold Member | -18.2% (July)
10. The Simpson's Movie | -18.2% (July)

TPM and RotS had the Canadian holiday on Monday. That may have helped a bit.

than they are now void as well.

Not to take away ANYTHING from this AWESOME weekend TDK had, but do you think TDK was aided by having a larger percentage of adults seeing the movie rather than a more kid-friendly movie? I think that's partially why HP hasn't reached the heights of bigger franchises (due to the high percentage of child-priced tickets going to these movies). Maybe that's the Batman franchise's secret. The maximum adult priced-ticket sales are helping this movie push past more family-friendly fare such as Shrek and Spidey, maybe? Also, though it is doing spectacular during the day, this type of dark movie is more sucessful at night, where ticket prices are also at a premium. Just a thought

Looking at that list of top drops for Sunday's, I'm not sold that TDK's great Sunday drop bodes well for legs...I mean there's a few movies there with very sub-par to average legs that had very good Sunday drops.

Its got the best non holiday sunday drop by a mile guaranteed 3.5+ multiplier.

Gotta consider the WOM, too.

awe eventine saying something un-pessimistic, BJ congrats