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BOX OFFICE: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Heading To $80M - $85M Friday

It's becoming clear that the opening weekend record might be broken, once again. Christopher Nolan's final chapter The Dark Knight Rises is expected to gross between $80M and $85M. More after the jump...

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By WolvieCBM - 7/20/2012

Will it set a new opening weekend record? That is the question right now for The Dark Knight Rises. According to Friday estimates, the Christopher Nolan-directed film is expected to make somewhere between $80 million and $85 million. If the estimates hold, that would mean it's about even with Marvel's record-breaking The Avengers for opening day, but it seems it won't reach that opening day record set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. While the opening day was always expected to be huge, it's the numbers for Saturday and Sunday that will play the biggest role.

Deadline also mentions that the film is now at $125.5 million worldwide, and that Hollywood is predicting an opening weekend in the range between $180 million and $200 million. Reports also adds something unusual, saying that Warner Bros. won't report any numbers this weekend:

"I’ve just been told by a Warner Bros spokeswoman that the studio may do this “out of sensitivity to people”. Through midday today the studio was reporting The Dark Knight Rises grosses internationally and domestically as usual. Now it may suspend its box office reporting all weekend for Christopher Nolan’s final Batman trilogy installment. A final decision has not yet been made."

Source: Deadline
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OverlyManlyMan - 7/20/2012, 3:42 PM
Who gives a shit, R.I.P. Colorado victims, my heart goes out to you
thatdylhooper - 7/20/2012, 3:44 PM
Lets remember what happened in Colorado, but not let it taint this thing that we've all so patiently been waiting for
thatdylhooper - 7/20/2012, 3:47 PM
Am I wrong?????
TheSkywalkingKnight - 7/20/2012, 3:50 PM
Man, after the incident, I have no interest in this film's box office; pretty sad.
bane187 - 7/20/2012, 3:51 PM
R.i.p Colorado victims
batfan175 - 7/20/2012, 3:52 PM
@thatdylhooper: yes you are rigt. I can understand WB and legendary pictures being silent. They're probably shocked at how such an awful event tainted what should have been a joyful day for everyone, especially the peole who were killed, which is the saddest thing of all. Imagine, these people just wanted to watch a film they probably were looking forward to very much, just to have fun and then this happens...who cares about the money at this point?
marvel72 - 7/20/2012, 3:59 PM
R.I.P COLORADO BATMAN FANS
ALmighty1080 - 7/20/2012, 4:02 PM
i hope WB considers making some donations to the families, considering this will rack in a ton of money anyway.
thatdylhooper - 7/20/2012, 4:03 PM
Was meant to inspire good... Not madness
thatdylhooper - 7/20/2012, 4:03 PM
And death
ModernAvenger89 - 7/20/2012, 4:05 PM
@ALmighty1080

I agree. It's the right thing to do.
Ghostfire - 7/20/2012, 4:05 PM
Who cares about numbers! Its not even about that anymore. My heart goes out to all the Colorado Batman Fans!

R.I.P. Batfans!
spideyxmenfan307 - 7/20/2012, 4:08 PM
Yeah, who cares who makes the box office record. I hope the people in Colorado are doing okay.
thewonderer - 7/20/2012, 4:12 PM
Damn, damn that killer to hell.

This isn't fair to anyone. To those tragic families, to Chris Nolan, to all those hard actors.

Why do Chris Nolans Batman films always being about tragedy?

I would rather this film never be made than this happen. God damn that man.
Ashes2Phoenix - 7/20/2012, 4:15 PM
I find it so weird the the bat symbol might become more relevant to us now, more than it ever did. It's a symbol of hope.

RIP Colorado fans.
LoudNoises - 7/20/2012, 4:16 PM
@UncleJimmy- Not appropriate
TheSkywalkingKnight - 7/20/2012, 4:17 PM
UncleJimmy: Dude, give it up! You're one of the few assholes still being an asshole.
SteveRogersSon - 7/20/2012, 4:18 PM
not cool UncleJimmy..


as for those little cute jpegs there guys....they're also not necessary.
marcel - 7/20/2012, 4:20 PM
Uncle jimmy = waste of space
LoudNoises - 7/20/2012, 4:22 PM
@Vegakingblade

There's no point in arguing over the symbol. Ashes2phoenix obviously meant it in a positive way.
Ashes2Phoenix - 7/20/2012, 4:23 PM
@Vegakingblade: First off don't get snarky with me, when I posted that response I mean't no offence by it.

In spite of everything that has happened, I just find it odd that the bat symbol may be seen as remembrance to the victims of this brutal, sadistic attack.

I mean't no offence.
chujong - 7/20/2012, 4:32 PM
Normally I would be happy at this news because Batman is my favorite comic book character and I want everything related to him to do well. However, in light of recent event, I just feel indifferent. All day long I keep wondering why one of the cops did not just kill the f*cker instead of arresting him. I am pretty sure none of the other cops would turn him in to investigators. Anyway, sorry for the strong language; I am normally not like this but then again, today isn't a normal day for any of us...

R.I.P. to the innocent victims of this horrific event
:'(
edwardshiro - 7/20/2012, 4:32 PM
This ... sound very hard:
I deeply regret what happened in Denver and join in prayers for the families and friends of the victims.
But remember one thing: They were in that cinema because they had the illusion of seeing this film. They wanted to enjoy Batman and the creation of Christopher Nolan.
So honor the memory of those who are gone. Let's go see the movie and show that any "crazy wild" can not kill our dreams.
No matter if the film breaks records or not. The important thing is that the spaces to enjoy and have fun do not become places to download anger and disappointment.
Nick56 - 7/20/2012, 4:52 PM
Glad its doing well. Its a film that deserves to do well. My heart goes out to the victims and Im glad that WB won't be stopping screenings because of the actions of a lone lunatic with no respect for human life.
jasonicus - 7/20/2012, 4:57 PM
Its just a movie. Those victims are much more important.
Vital - 7/20/2012, 5:24 PM
This is the kind of thing that makes me wonder if God is real or not.
TheBaroness89 - 7/20/2012, 5:33 PM
Rip Auraura Colorado Bat Fans. BO be damned...tragedy like this should not happen ..
We should be better than that. Very sad for what should have been an epic day.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 7/20/2012, 5:33 PM
Yeah, honestly I could care less about reviews or money. It just doesn't matter much to me anymore.

The movie was fantastic in my opinion, but I can definitely see how people may have thought aspects were disappointing.
GUNSMITH - 7/20/2012, 5:34 PM
NOLAN LEFT THE ENDING OPEN TO MAKE YOU WANNA SEE A CONTINUATION..I'D SAY PLEASE COME BACK BUT HE AINT COMING BACK.. :( WHOEVER TAKES THE REINS ON THE NEXT ONE..YOU BETTER BE GOOD..YOU BETTER BE GREAT. THIS WAS A MONUMENTAL ICONIC RUN..IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HARD TO TOP.
BooYah - 7/20/2012, 5:41 PM
Agree with everyone saying that the $ doesn't matter anymore.
Feedthemachine - 7/20/2012, 5:41 PM
Holy cow...just got back from the movie. I'm speechless.
bfprimetime - 7/20/2012, 5:47 PM
The movie was amazing. I will see it again. RIP to the Batfans.
Darkhaven - 7/20/2012, 5:48 PM
@FIRG - 7/20/2012, 5:28 PM

"So 14 people have to die for Nolanites and Marvelites to shut up.

RIP people. That guy can rot in hell, but how can you possibly sentence a guy with no empathy. What kind of punishment does that guy deserve?"

Isolation. He wants attention, he wants the spotlight, and death is trivial to him. A death sentence would only ease his misery, for death is ultimately a release from life's woes. Honor the victims, and scrub his name from the books. Give him an 8 x 8 cell with a padded floor, sink, toilet, a dead drop slot for food, no human contact, and no outlet to the outside world ever. Rinse and repeat until his natural end. Let him suffer.
Darkhaven - 7/20/2012, 5:50 PM
To everyone going out to watch the film, have fun, and be safe. I really hope you guys enjoy it, and don't fall back on the arguments from just a few day ago; they mean absolutely nothing. We're all fans. I can't go with my nephews to watch it now, so I'll have to catch it another day.
MarkV - 7/20/2012, 5:59 PM
Lets just let the people of that particular town morn their loss it has nothing to do with us, and in some ways it is none of our business. We don't need to obsess over it.

As for the film, what a long strange trip it has been. An incredible journey.
AnditsOn1 - 7/20/2012, 6:01 PM
Ashes2Phoenix， “a symbol of hope"? Not really I guess. This freaking guy clearly got inspired by this movie I guess, not a hope at all...in any case, condolences to the victims and their families.
AnditsOn1 - 7/20/2012, 6:05 PM
CaptainAhaBaha, yeah, the dark knight got hyped up and earned tons of more money because of ONE person's death, and now,let's see 12 people's death mean how much amount of money.....actually, that doesn't matter.
MarkV - 7/20/2012, 6:09 PM
Seriously, this has nothing to do with us and this grief mongering really doesn't belong on this website. Yes it's a tragedy, but there are plenty of social media websites that are better places to discuss this.
JoeMomma29 - 7/20/2012, 6:24 PM
@ Vega you sound like your are trolling again!!!!
JoeMomma29 - 7/20/2012, 6:33 PM
Saw the movie this morning my family and some close friends with thier families. It was a wonderful movie great way to close out the triology, the theather was packed people cheered and clapped. The sad thing everyone was talking about the shootings and it seemed to put a damper on the experience.

At this point we should not be worried if this will beat the Avengers, and all the marvel fans have some respect and not trying to blame the movie for this moron's actions.

What some of us are not grasping is we lost some comic book movie brothers and sisters today. They went to see a movie at midnight because they are fans of Batman, DC, or just comic books in general.

I am sure if this happened during a Marvel movie no one who is a die hard Marvel fan would want the notion thrown around that it is Marvel fault or influence for someone's action.

JoeMomma29 - 7/20/2012, 6:52 PM
@ Azazel1 Vega is a troll he is just trying to find fault with DC and TDKR in general!
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 7/20/2012, 7:03 PM
I just got back from seeing this movie.It's good.I can't wait for everyone at CBM to see it so we can discuss things about this movie.I don't want to spoil it for no one.I enjoyed it.I might see it again this weekend.
Godzillafart - 7/20/2012, 7:03 PM
Well, they will have my money, I'm going tomorrow.

My thoughts are with the victims. I hope WB/Nolan chooses to support them in their time of need.
jointron33 - 7/20/2012, 7:08 PM
i agree with MarkV. This is a tragedy, don't get me wrong, but grief mongering does know one any good, and it sure as hell won't bring anyone back. There's one thing to feel sympathy, but to seemingly act like this has affected you and to put on this veil of depression is more of an insult to those actually affected than any real pity. I can't live every second of my life grieving over the woes of the world, because that's not a life. Go and see this movie, enjoy it, resume Marvelite/Nolanite fueds, and live life. These people will be missed, but they wouldn't want you to stop living and enjoying your life just to wallow in unneccessary depression. To put what I'm saying into one ever so fitting word, "RIse".
brokeBatman - 7/20/2012, 7:15 PM
@edwardshiro -Yeah well said guys, I like to see how many people on here can feel the importance of this bad act. You guys are all good peeps and I send prayers and strength to the families and victims aswell.

Man when I heard I was like why? This TDKR Event like the AVENGERS is something to bring us people together to enjoy and share with our families and friends.

I am proud to be apart of this community lets watch this movie guys, so he wont win!
brokeBatman - 7/20/2012, 7:16 PM
@jointron33 -RISE!!!
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 7/20/2012, 7:17 PM
I would also like to say that I'm sad and angry about what happened in Colorado last night.This country is going to hell.Its like everybody has given up hope that things will get better.It's getting bad where I live and it was a good community before the economy went down.That's why I say things can always get better and you have to have faith.
Spidey31 - 7/20/2012, 7:35 PM
Wow are some of you guys really using this ever as a way to attack the franchise? So damn sick. Even if he was inspired by the franchise, it's doesn't mean the franchise itself is bad or else everyone would be physco serial killers. You should say [frick] that physco path rather than the franchise.
GoILL - 7/20/2012, 7:35 PM
Didn't care about any silly records being broken when I came to this site and still don't give a shit about them today, anybody who still gives a damn about the box office record bullshit is a damn fool.
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