Friday The 13th 2008, fyrsta myndin úr henni

 

'DARK KNIGHT': RECORD $60M FRIDAY

FRIDAY 5:30PM: Warner Bros sources tell me that The Dark Knight is opening to a humongous $60M today from a widest-ever release of 4,366 North American theaters. That's breathtaking box office gross, even for a mega-blockbuster! So the studio is privately preening that this latest Batman installment has scored the biggest Friday ever, beating Sony's previous record-setter Spider-Man 3 with $59.8M scored on Friday, May 4th, 2007. What also makes this number so stunning is that the Chris Nolan-directed DC Comics dark drama starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger is not as kid friendly as the comic book caper starring the Marvel webbed hero. Meanwhile, despite all the sell-outs this weekend, seats for The Dark Knight are selling at the astounding rate of 15 tickets per second at big movie ticket service Fandango.com. Clearly the great word of mouth is spreading as well as the rave reviews: 90% positive among cream of the crop critics on RottenTomatoes.com. So far, the only breakdown available for Friday's box office is a record $18.5M from 12:01 AM showings, including a best-ever $640K for ZIMAX midnight previews.

Christian Bale sem John Conner in Terminator Salvation.

 

Usssss

I'm beginning to think that the evil warlords of Hollywood are purposely butchering our beloved classics as part of a bigger plan to slowly destroy us all. And it's working. MGM is planning to do a MUSICAL remake of 1983's "Valley Girl." There goes the dagger. Straight into my non-existent heart.

The musical will use the movie's original story with 80s songs. The movie will SUCK DOG NUTS.

Variety reports

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'Dark Knight' sets midnight record

 

Warner Brothers has had an amazing Friday morning!

 

The Dark Knight shattered the record previously set by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith for most moolah made from midnight screenings.

The highly anticipated new Batman flick made a staggering $18.4 million 'overnight'.

DAYUM! $18 million big ones for JUST midnight shows in one night?!

Hollywood's now waiting to see if Dark Knight will beat Spider-Man 3's opening day record of $59.84 million and the all-time best opening weekend record of $151.11 million (also set by Spider-Man 3).

Looks like it probably will to us!

Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" grossed the most ever for midnight shows, racking up an estimated $18.5 million.

The follow-up to 2005's "Batman Begins" outstripped the previous midnight record set by Fox's "Star Wars, Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith" which grossed $16.9 million from 3,663 venues. "Sith" went on to make $50 million in its first day, which was a Thursday. The highest single day opening record is currently held by Sony's "Spider-man 3" which made $59.8 million.

"Dark Knight" unspooled in a record number of sites - 4,366 - outstripping the wide bow of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" which touted a theater count of 4,362.

Warner Bros. reported that the $18.5 million did not include 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.

"Batman Begins" opened on June 15, 2005, a Wednesday, earning $15.1 million in its first day. Both "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" are directed by Christopher Nolan.

Tekið af vef Variety

Cruisecontrol DOWN

Someone should page Planet Cruise and inform America’s Most Famous Scientologist that he is no longer Hollywood’s leading man. Tom Cruise has been dumped from Columbia Pictures’ espionage thriller Edwin A. Salt (currently in pre-production) after demanding a $20 million salary.

According to FOX News, the studio was unwilling to shell out that kind of count for an “over-the-hill” Tom, who is weighed down by whispers of weirdness and mental instability like a giant anchor.

HL

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