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TDKR: AMC Adds More Midnight Screenings To Meet Demand

According to AMC's ticket sales, Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated final Bat flick may be on course to shattering the The Avengers' record!

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By superotherside - 6/29/2012


Thanks to chicagotribune we have the following news update: While it's much too soon to tell weather The Dark Knight Rises is as big a blockbuster as Avatar or The Avengers, with the news that AMC, the second largest theater chain, will be adding more midnight showings to meet demand, it very easily could be squaring off the big guns at the box office. AMC is also increasing the screenings to "The Dark Knight Trilogy" marathon showing casing the complete trilogy. AMC is also adding some more afternoon showings in IMAX. AMC said they have already sold over 23,000 tickets for "The Dark Knight Trilogy" marathon, which may be headed to shatter the record of "The Ultimate Marvel Marathon".



The Dark Knight Rises is the latest and final sequel to the Nolan directed Batman series, its predecessors being Batman Begins and the The Dark Knight. The character first appearing in Detective Comics #27, Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and has subsequently appeared in many comics, books, television, and movies. The current premise for the feature film The Dark Knight Rises is: Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect Dent's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, Batman returns to Gotham, where he encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, and must confront the latter's plans to destroy the city. With an all star cast: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Marion Cotillard, The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters July 20th!




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transforminator - 6/29/2012, 2:46 PM
awesome!!!! bring it #TeamDC :D
LucasMend - 6/29/2012, 2:52 PM
I love both DC and Marvel. But TDK had a great record for 4 years, let avengers shine for a few years god damn it.
0zymandias - 6/29/2012, 3:01 PM
If The Dark Knight Rises breaks that record I will be very suprised. The thought of Batman actually taking down 4/6 superheroes in one movie is absurd. Avengers has the advantage in every single way. Don't get me wrong, I love both sides, loved The Avengers and I psyched for The Dark Knight Rises, but I would still find it as a blow to justice.
Berger45 - 6/29/2012, 3:02 PM
Cool, I guess.
wedontdie - 6/29/2012, 3:04 PM
wait will they say what happened to joker? and why would batman have to cover up for dent; did a lot of people even really know the crimes he committed?
DragonofDarknessXIII - 6/29/2012, 3:05 PM
If this doesn't make over a billion, I would be shock. Midnight screenings have been sold out since January!
UrbanKnight - 6/29/2012, 3:06 PM
of course this doesnt really surprise me this is the last nolan batman flick.
@lucasmend let this shine, avengers 2-3 can shine later?! lol
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 3:23 PM
it won't beat the avengers,i don't think it'll beat the amazing spider-man either.
RorMachine - 6/29/2012, 3:26 PM
ha, mow there's a man who's living in denial! It might not catch The Avengers but Spidey is dead in his web my friend.
sexfoodcomics - 6/29/2012, 3:26 PM
It will probably beat avengers. I mean the dark knight was the 3rd highest grossing movie of all time before Avengers, and this is the final movie of the trilogy. To its sorta obvious it will beat avengers. Doesnt mean avengers is any less good.
Insomnium - 6/29/2012, 3:28 PM
wow how stupid do u have to be to think it wont beat TAS.
GoILL - 6/29/2012, 3:28 PM
One theater here in Chicago already had four showings starting at midnight when I looked online last night.
TheDetectiveComicRises - 6/29/2012, 3:31 PM
As the cop said in TDKR preview "U r in for a show tonight!"
marantaz - 6/29/2012, 3:34 PM
midnight showings don't mean jack, that's just a fanboy orgy orgasm. It's got no 3D ticket sales to boost it. It's got to survive the spasm of a midnight showing ... that tells the tale.
golden123 - 6/29/2012, 3:38 PM
@marantaz: This article isn't talking about box office money. You might want to read it, agian.
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 3:43 PM
@ RorMachine

you can't underestimate the draw of spider-man,adults & kids love spider-man,one of the most well known characters outside of comic book fans & its in 3d as well.

that makes a big difference to alot of people on this site,ask the batman fans.

not saying the dark knight rises won't be good & take alot of money($850,000,000 my prediction)but i can't see it taking more than spider-man or the avengers.
AsianVersionOfET - 6/29/2012, 3:44 PM
It's gonna DESTROY TASM and I'd bet good money it's beats Avengers as well. But none of that matters, what matters is TDKR looks like the best CBM to date and most likely will be.
SageMode - 6/29/2012, 3:49 PM
It's not gonna beat the Avengers.
Unas - 6/29/2012, 3:53 PM
I want there to be riots...
SageMode - 6/29/2012, 3:55 PM
NIGHTHAWK6

What does that have to do with it? LOL
GeneralZod1138 - 6/29/2012, 3:55 PM
The AMC I go to, AMC South Barrington 30 had 12 theaters showing The Dark Knight at midnight. The theater was SLAMMED!

For TDKR, let em sell out all of em, for all I care. I got my IMAX Trilogy tix on day 1.
brewtownpsych - 6/29/2012, 3:55 PM
can we stop worrying or caring about the box office and start caring and/or discussing the quality of these movies. you people have seen the list of the highest grossing movies correct? there's a fair amount of shit and certainly a whole heckuva lot of mediocre crap on that list.

just look at the top grossing movies every monday morning. by far a majority of the #1 movies for that week are total shit. (case in point, last week it was Brave, Madagascar 3 and Abraham Lincoln. I wouldn't pay money to see any of those kids movies.

admit it already -- how much money a movie makes is irrelevant -- if anything it suggests it's either a kids' movie or its at best mediocre. that's not to say there can't be good movies that make a lot of money (lord of the rings, etc.) but to say the reverse (i.e., a movie that makes a shit ton of money is by definition "good") is to commit a cardinal logical fallacy.
Tymminator - 6/29/2012, 3:56 PM
I can see it beating the midnight opening numbers Avengers made, but that opening weekend record though...I don't see the Avengers losing that this year.
GingerBird - 6/29/2012, 3:59 PM
I LOVE Nolan and TDKR and this movie will kick ass, but it's not going to beat $200 million opening weekend without 3D showings.

IMAX helps, but it's such a tiny tiny percentage of all showings nationwide. For every one showing of IMAX theres tons of other showing available for 3D...
GingerBird - 6/29/2012, 4:00 PM
Show tickets sold and then we can have an accurate accounting.
CPBuff22 - 6/29/2012, 4:02 PM
The fact that AMC is saying this makes me doubt it. All the AMC Theaters in West Michigan closed. That leads me to believe their business model is flawed and that they shouldn't make predictions on anything to do with finances.
DragonofDarknessXIII - 6/29/2012, 4:03 PM
TDKR may not win in the box office against The Avengers, it will be the better movie overall.

As much as I love Spidey, if this bombs then Sony's probably gonna go Bankrupt and Marvel might get the rights back (Which is a good thing)
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 4:06 PM
@ Maximus101

i believe the joker was the big draw for the dark knight,the two highest grossing batman films both feature the joker.

i don't think bane or catwoman can carry the film on their own.

also spider-man took $403,706,375 domestic gross,studios worry more about how much it takes worldwide than just domestic grosses.
RorMachine - 6/29/2012, 4:06 PM
Marvel72, I'm not underestimating Spider-Man, I'm being realistic. TASM is a reboot of a beloved franchise that will no doubt draw big money, but TDKR is the follow up to a current franchise, that also happens to be the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful (until The Avengers:) CBM of all time. Trust me, TDKR is gonna leave TASM for dust. But I'm not sure it will match The Avengers.
GoILL - 6/29/2012, 4:07 PM
@brewtownpsych totally agree, also would like to add that all the arguing and shit talking about which movie makes more money out of these three CBM's is really stupid since i'm sure no one from Warner Bros Marvel Studios or Sony is gonna give anyone here any of the money these films made at the box office.
JDUKE25 - 6/29/2012, 4:11 PM
TDKR will get at least a billion, but without 3D ticket sales it won't beat Avengers. I really liked Avengers but TDKR still looks to be a better movie in my opinion.
rocky - 6/29/2012, 4:12 PM
OK it seems you guys are jumping to conclusions or did I miss where they said what your headline claims?
angus666 - 6/29/2012, 4:12 PM
Not as much hype as The Avengers. It'll surely do well, but I don't think it'll do that well.
Sabconth - 6/29/2012, 4:14 PM
If, and it's a big IF, but if TDKR can outperform The Avengers, it really would be awe inspiring, because:

-it doesn't have the 3D surchare Avengers had
-it is not as broadly appealing as the fun and colourful Marvel film
-it only has Batman, no other supers, just him.

I'm not fussed if it breaks any records, I simply want it to be a fitting conclusion to the trilogy.

But even I know how special it would be if it won big.
UrbanKnight - 6/29/2012, 4:17 PM
@marvel72
Lets just say The Dark Knight featured Bane instead of the Joker as the villan, back in 08.

if it was just as critically acclaimed...how much do you think it would of grossed?
Gnyah123 - 6/29/2012, 4:24 PM
i think it will be avengers...it will beat it opening weekend for sure...world wide...it will beat the avengers as well
ima be a dickhead and do what all the marvel fans done with the avengers...see TDKR 5 - 7 times! cuz it will be so good...thats one of the reasons why avengers did so well cuz fans!..and comic fans...comic geeks...even regular people..saw the film like 5 - 7 times!...why? becuz they got nothing else to do lol...i aint hating..im jst saying thats probably and most likely 1 of the reasons why avengers did so well!!....IF it doesnt beat avengers world wide thats fine...the movie WILL BE BETTER THEN AVENGERS!...BETTER STORY!!!....but as for right now...the main focus!! is spiderman every1 is excited..After spiderman is seen 5 - 7 times by ppl...ppl will move on over n get ready to see TDKR 5 - 10 times!!...
Minotauro - 6/29/2012, 4:24 PM
@Ror - I completely agree with everything you said. Well stated.

But what's up with this domestic gross bs. Ratings and awards is where this ends. By the time it's all said and done will see what was the better overall film by the end of this summer up till february.
Gnyah123 - 6/29/2012, 4:27 PM
another reason WHY i think it will beat the avengers opening weekend! and midnight screening..and overall! is becuz its the summer time! avengers came out when little kids...middle schoolers...and high schoolers were still in school! so it was hard to see..same wit college and adults! sum were busy but that following week it went big! cuz dats wen all the college kids get out of school early MAY...
TDKR is mid july!..ppl will be on summer vacation! why not spend 2 hours n 45 mins! of ur summer seeing a great movie come to an end..
ImJustTheBassPlayer - 6/29/2012, 4:34 PM
The fire rises!
Gnyah123 - 6/29/2012, 4:40 PM
IF it doesnt beat the avengers thats fine...but i think its fair to say n be honest that it will def. be the better story/movie!!...so with that said! TDKR beats the avengers..idc about the money its all about the film itself....TDKR WINS!

money...we shall wee opening night/weekend!
Gnyah123 - 6/29/2012, 4:42 PM
i do think 3D wud help...but nehhh! it doesnt need 3D...begins wasnt no 3D...TDK wasnt no 3D..why go to 3D on the last film....it doesnt need 3D to beat avengers...all it needs is IMAX SCREEN!...and/or normal size screens...no1 has to see it in imax u kno...ppl can see it normal!
Gnyah123 - 6/29/2012, 4:42 PM
jst shows avengers is pussy!! using 3D...nolan is BOSS!! for using IMAX!! i can not wait to see it on the big screen!
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 4:43 PM
@ UrbanKnight

well batman begins grossed $371,853,783 with i would say unknown villains outside of comic book fans,so bane & catwoman i would say $700,000,000.

i only said $850,000,000 because of the strength of the first two movies more the dark knight than batman begins,so its hovering between the two.

@ maximus

i'll have no excuse,i would be wrong but this is what my gut feeling is saying.

you remember how much better x-men first class(i didn't think so)was meant to be over thor & captain america but it took less than both of them.

-thor $448,512,824

-captain america the first avenger $368,608,363

-x-men first class $359,624,124
fanboy03191 - 6/29/2012, 4:44 PM
This really does have a few things going for it: Its a threequel, no Heath Ledger(RIP), and parents are going to be a little wiser when taking their kids to this after the Joker.
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 4:45 PM
@ Gnyah123

i bet the next batman film whoever makes it will be in 3d. :D
Minotauro - 6/29/2012, 4:47 PM
@Marvelite72 - And XM:FC is rated better then them both. So what's your point. That just defeats the purpose of numbers compared to good movies or good CBMs.
DeadHubris - 6/29/2012, 4:52 PM
IT'S OVER 9000!
marvel72 - 6/29/2012, 4:53 PM
@ nolanite i mean Minotauro

i just said that(scratching head) x-men first class was better rated then both of them but it took less money.

so the dark knight rises may get better reveiws than the avengers or the amazing spider-man but it doesn't mean its gonna take more money.

that is my point,you should learn to read.
pharoah0552 - 6/29/2012, 4:55 PM
Im getting sick and tired of people putting cbms against each other and that's very ignorant and dumb this was a great year for cbms and should wish them well, see this is one of the reasons as to why i hate this site
Minotauro - 6/29/2012, 4:56 PM
@Maximus101 - TDKR just needs to do will with the people. mathcing TDK with its reception will make me a happy fan.
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