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The Dark Knight: Movie Showtimes and Reviews on washingtonpost.com's City Guide
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Mamma Mia leaves its actors a bit stranded Dark Knight already sets a box office record Toys and collectibles go batty over Dark Knight ' Batman, Joker fall into turmoil and obsession Arthouse films Holy spin-off. (article 7)
Dan Fellman said the latest Batman movie might break the opening-weekend record of $151.1 million, also held by Spider-Man 3. (article 4)
That bested the 2005 performance of " Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith which took in $16.9 million during its midnight debut in 2,915 venues. (article 2)
When Katie Holmes turned down her role in " The Dark Knight many people asked: Why? A revival franchise like Batman, under the auspicious pairing of director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, seemed a no-brainer for box-office success. (article 8)
Early watchers said Heath Ledger would be perfect in the role of The Joker - a belief that has only gained traction since the unforeseen death of the young star in January. (article 8)
" Heath Ledger is going to have the same impact on our culture as James Dean did said Finegan, one of many fans across the country who were both awed and saddened by Ledger's performance. (article 1)
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Knight, Batman, Ledger, Dark, Joker |
Source articles
- Ledger's compelling Joker thrills, saddens fans (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/18/2008, 716 words)
- Midnight stampede to 'The Dark Knight' sets record (Washington Post, 07/19/2008, 220 words)
- ABC News: `Dark Knight' Sets Box Office Record With $66.4M (ABCNews, 07/19/2008, 342 words)
- Batman's joust with the Joker sets box office record (cbc.ca, 07/19/2008, 248 words)
- The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience Movie Trailer (boston.com, 07/17/2008, 1125 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times :: Movies :: (suntimes.com, 07/19/2008, 523 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times :: Movies :: (suntimes.com, 07/19/2008, 509 words)
- ABC News: The Replacements: New Actors, Old Roles (ABCNews, 07/18/2008, 391 words)
- The Dark Knight: Movie Showtimes and Reviews on washingtonpost.com's City Guide (Washington Post, 07/19/2008, 205 words)
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