Batman Beats Women, Police Look Other Way
By HectorOTR (OTR Editor)
Tags: beating women, james bond, christan bale, daniel craig, batman
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<STRIKE>Christian Bale</STRIKE> Batman must face questioning in London today after reports surfaced last night that he assaulted his mother and sister before the UK premiere of The Dark Knight.
When not saving Gotham from crime, Batman, also known as Christian Bale, allegedly spends his time beating his mother and sister.
According to Britain’s Press Association, the 34-year-old actor’s mother and sister reported that Bale assaulted them on the night of the European premiere of The Dark Knight. Instead of questioning him that very night, her Majesty’s finest elected to wait until Tuesday because “they did not want to interfere with the premiere.”
Classy.
Apparently, crime takes a backburner at Scotland Yard when Hollywood rolls into town. One can only imagine the leeway England’s own James Bond, Daniel Craig, has with the law.
Lesson learned: Beating women is OK, if you put a notorious, deranged criminal behind bars – or, at least star in a film where you do.
Late Morning Update: The Sun reports Bale has been arrested. Bale's mother and sister can undoubtedly thank OTR for motivating the police force.
By HectorOTR (OTR Editor) Tags: beating women, james bond, christan bale, daniel craig, batman
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Created: 07/22/2008
09:01 AM
<STRIKE>Christian Bale</STRIKE> Batman must face questioning in London today after reports surfaced last night that he assaulted his mother and sister before the UK premiere of The Dark Knight.
When not saving Gotham from crime, Batman, also known as Christian Bale, allegedly spends his time beating his mother and sister.
According to Britain’s Press Association, the 34-year-old actor’s mother and sister reported that Bale assaulted them on the night of the European premiere of The Dark Knight. Instead of questioning him that very night, her Majesty’s finest elected to wait until Tuesday because “they did not want to interfere with the premiere.”
Classy.
Apparently, crime takes a backburner at Scotland Yard when Hollywood rolls into town. One can only imagine the leeway England’s own James Bond, Daniel Craig, has with the law.
Lesson learned: Beating women is OK, if you put a notorious, deranged criminal behind bars – or, at least star in a film where you do.
Late Morning Update: The Sun reports Bale has been arrested. Bale's mother and sister can undoubtedly thank OTR for motivating the police force.
for better or for worse, we have had MAJOR movie actors/actresses do stupid things before, just as bad as this is/could be, and they have been forgiven after a few months or a slew of solid reviews....if this isn't something like "Bale bashes family with batman bat" then it probably won't hurt him in the long run...
Almost to $200 million! Thanks to a super-strong Monday for The Dark Knight, which raked in another $24.6 million domestically, the Batman sequel came within $18 million of the $200 million mark in only four days.
Dark Knight Closes on $200 Million
With those types of numbers we are expecting The Dark Knight to cross the $200 million mark today. If the film can do $24.6 million yesterday, then it should come close to $18 million today.
With tickets still selling during the week, The Dark Knight should easily destroy the current record-holder for best opening week. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest holds the title with $196 million in its first seven days. At this rate TDK will earn north of $230 million by the end of the week, making that at least four records taken down by the film.
After the film's strong rollout, studio distribution chiefs have adjusted their expectations of the film and now predict the tentpole to gross north of $400 million domestically.
Dark Knight Closes on $200 Million
With those types of numbers we are expecting The Dark Knight to cross the $200 million mark today. If the film can do $24.6 million yesterday, then it should come close to $18 million today.
With tickets still selling during the week, The Dark Knight should easily destroy the current record-holder for best opening week. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest holds the title with $196 million in its first seven days. At this rate TDK will earn north of $230 million by the end of the week, making that at least four records taken down by the film.
After the film's strong rollout, studio distribution chiefs have adjusted their expectations of the film and now predict the tentpole to gross north of $400 million domestically.
'Dark Knight' continues to break records
Following its historic weekend, the latest Batman movie has set new standards for mid-week box-office grosses, with a $203.8 mil five-day total
By Joshua Rich
Joshua Rich Joshua Rich is a staff editor for EW.com
The Dark Knight continues to smash records at the box office. A mere five days into its domestic theatrical run, the second Batman movie from star Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan has earned a whopping $203.8 mil. That utterly obliterates the old record for the fastest movie to reach the $200 mil mark, set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which took eight days to achieve the feat. It's worth noting that the Pirates sequel went on to earn $423.3 mil domestically — a sum that now appears to be in reach for The Dark Knight in the long run.
Following a record-breaking opening weekend, during which it grossed a staggering $158.4 mil, the comic-book flick banked $24.5 mil on Monday (the best non-holiday Monday gross ever) and $20.9 mil on Tuesday (the best non-holiday Tuesday take of all time). The total earnings for The Dark Knight's first four days of release ($182.9 mil) and first five days out ($203.8 mil) are also new historical highs. What's more, in less than a week, the film has earned almost as much as its predecessor, 2005's Batman Begins, grossed during its entire run ($205.3 mil), and this film has already brought in more money than four of the previous six live-action Batman movies made in theaters. At press time, The Dark Knight ranks No. 84 on the all-time domestic box office roster (a notch behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was the highest-grossing movie of 1991). To track its fast ascension up the list, check back with EW.com on Friday for our weekly Box Office Preview.
Following its historic weekend, the latest Batman movie has set new standards for mid-week box-office grosses, with a $203.8 mil five-day total
By Joshua Rich
Joshua Rich Joshua Rich is a staff editor for EW.com
The Dark Knight continues to smash records at the box office. A mere five days into its domestic theatrical run, the second Batman movie from star Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan has earned a whopping $203.8 mil. That utterly obliterates the old record for the fastest movie to reach the $200 mil mark, set by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which took eight days to achieve the feat. It's worth noting that the Pirates sequel went on to earn $423.3 mil domestically — a sum that now appears to be in reach for The Dark Knight in the long run.
Following a record-breaking opening weekend, during which it grossed a staggering $158.4 mil, the comic-book flick banked $24.5 mil on Monday (the best non-holiday Monday gross ever) and $20.9 mil on Tuesday (the best non-holiday Tuesday take of all time). The total earnings for The Dark Knight's first four days of release ($182.9 mil) and first five days out ($203.8 mil) are also new historical highs. What's more, in less than a week, the film has earned almost as much as its predecessor, 2005's Batman Begins, grossed during its entire run ($205.3 mil), and this film has already brought in more money than four of the previous six live-action Batman movies made in theaters. At press time, The Dark Knight ranks No. 84 on the all-time domestic box office roster (a notch behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was the highest-grossing movie of 1991). To track its fast ascension up the list, check back with EW.com on Friday for our weekly Box Office Preview.
THE DARK KNIGHT
Domestic Total as of Jul. 27, 2008: $314,245,000 (Estimate)
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Release Date: July 18, 2008 *
TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic:
*$314,245,000
*** 88.4%
+*Foreign:
*$41,300,000
*** 11.6%
=*Worldwide:
*$355,545,000
*
DOMESTIC SUMMARY
Opening*Weekend:
*$158,411,483
(4,366 theaters, $36,282 average)
%*of*Total*Gross:
*50.4%
Widest*Release:
*4,366 theaters
In Release:
*10 days / 1.4 weeks
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GRADE*BREAKDOWN
A s:
*3,070
*92.8%
B s:
*149
*4.5%
C s:
*16
*0.5%
D s:
*14
*0.4%
F s:
*57
*1.7%
GENRES (click to view)
Rank
Comic Book Adaptation
5
Superhero
5
FRANCHISES (click to view)
Rank
Series: Batman
1
Showdown: All Time Openers
5
Showdown: Batman Battle
1
Showdown: Summer 2008 Crown
2
CHARTS (click to view)
Rank
All Time Domestic
23
All Time Adjusted
116
All Time Worldwide
132
Top Movies in the Past 365 Days
2
Yearly 2008
2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2008
1
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2008
2
Worldwide Yearly 2008
6
Opening Weeks
1
Opening Day Gross
1
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time
59
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time
2
Theater Averages - All Time Adjusted
157
Theater Averages - Opening Weekends
116
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends
2
Opening Weekends
1
Opening Weekends - July
1
Opening Weekends - Summer
1
Top 10-Day Grosses
1
Top 3-Day Grosses
1
Top 4-Day Grosses
1
Top 6-Day Grosses
1
Top 7-Day Grosses
1
Top 8-Day Grosses
1
Top 9-Day Grosses
1
Top 5-Day Grosses
1
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)
151
Consecutive Weekends At #1
137
Second Weekends
1
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)
232
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)
581
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)
940
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases
2,436
Rated PG-13
14
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends
1
Widest Releases
1
Widest Opening Releases
1
Fastest to $100 million
1
Fastest to $150 million
1
Fastest to $200 million
1
Fastest to $250 million
1
Fastest to $300 million
1
Slowest to $100 million
361
Slowest to $200 million
83
BOM Users' Grades
1
BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases)
1
Domestic Total as of Jul. 27, 2008: $314,245,000 (Estimate)
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Release Date: July 18, 2008 *
TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic:
*$314,245,000
*** 88.4%
+*Foreign:
*$41,300,000
*** 11.6%
=*Worldwide:
*$355,545,000
*
DOMESTIC SUMMARY
Opening*Weekend:
*$158,411,483
(4,366 theaters, $36,282 average)
%*of*Total*Gross:
*50.4%
Widest*Release:
*4,366 theaters
In Release:
*10 days / 1.4 weeks
GRADE THIS MOvie
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A* (3308 votes)
Your Grade
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GRADE*BREAKDOWN
A s:
*3,070
*92.8%
B s:
*149
*4.5%
C s:
*16
*0.5%
D s:
*14
*0.4%
F s:
*57
*1.7%
GENRES (click to view)
Rank
Comic Book Adaptation
5
Superhero
5
FRANCHISES (click to view)
Rank
Series: Batman
1
Showdown: All Time Openers
5
Showdown: Batman Battle
1
Showdown: Summer 2008 Crown
2
CHARTS (click to view)
Rank
All Time Domestic
23
All Time Adjusted
116
All Time Worldwide
132
Top Movies in the Past 365 Days
2
Yearly 2008
2
Yearly Opening Weekends 2008
1
Yearly PG-13 Rated 2008
2
Worldwide Yearly 2008
6
Opening Weeks
1
Opening Day Gross
1
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time
59
Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time
2
Theater Averages - All Time Adjusted
157
Theater Averages - Opening Weekends
116
Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends
2
Opening Weekends
1
Opening Weekends - July
1
Opening Weekends - Summer
1
Top 10-Day Grosses
1
Top 3-Day Grosses
1
Top 4-Day Grosses
1
Top 6-Day Grosses
1
Top 7-Day Grosses
1
Top 8-Day Grosses
1
Top 9-Day Grosses
1
Top 5-Day Grosses
1
Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive)
151
Consecutive Weekends At #1
137
Second Weekends
1
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)
232
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)
581
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)
940
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases
2,436
Rated PG-13
14
Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends
1
Widest Releases
1
Widest Opening Releases
1
Fastest to $100 million
1
Fastest to $150 million
1
Fastest to $200 million
1
Fastest to $250 million
1
Fastest to $300 million
1
Slowest to $100 million
361
Slowest to $200 million
83
BOM Users' Grades
1
BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases)
1
