BOX OFFICE: TDKR Crosses $300M Domestic Mark, Joining THE AVENGERS And HUNGER GAMES

The Avengers ended its domestic run with $616M while The Hunger Games finished with $406M at the US box office. The Dark Knight Rises currently sits at $304M domestic, after 12 days of resale. The film should achieve a $600M worldwide gross prior to the weekend. After 12 days, The Dark Knight had a domestic box office of $333,929,159 while Marvel's The Avengers accumulated $389,473,290, respectively. Of course, there is no certifiable methodology to determine exactly what impact the Aurora, Colorado shooting is having on The Dark Knight Rises' box office performance.

The Dark Knight Rises is an upcoming superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film will be the third installment in Nolan's Batman film series, and is a sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). The Dark Knight Rises is intended to be the conclusion of the series. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman. The film will take place eight years after the events of The Dark Knight and will introduce the characters of Selina Kyle and Bane—portrayed by Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy, respectively—two villains from the Batman mythology.