Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight earned an estimated $75.6 million from 4,366 theaters in its second weekend, surpassing Shrek 2’s $72.2 million for biggest second weekend ever. Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins follow-up has reached $314.2 million in just 10 days, another record. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest held the previous record in the amount of days it took to cross the $300 million mark – it needed 16 days to do so. On Monday, The Dark Knight will surpass Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to become the biggest movie of 2008 domestically. It is already up to #23 on the all-time domestic blockbuster list and has a good shot at surpassing Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’s $460.998 million (not counting inflation) to become the second-biggest domestic earner of all-time, trailing only Titanic’s $600.788 million. The Dark Knight, budgeted at $185 million, stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman.
Stephen King’s Bag of Bones is being released in a special 10 year anniversary trade paperback. This special, low-priced 10th-anniversary trade paperback edition of Bag of Bones, features bonus text from Stephen King and is only available for a limited time. It’s his most gripping and unforgettable novel–a No. 1 bestseller around the world and to this day Scribner’s bestselling King title–a tale of grief, of love’s enduring bonds, and of haunting secrets of the past. The anniversary edition includes a Q&A with King where he talks about ghosts, secrets and being alive. It’s being released on October 21 and you can pre-order your copy here. (Reprinted from Lilja’s Library)
Watchmen fans at Comic-Con got treated to six new versions of the movie poster, complete with font and layout that imitate the US cover of the book. This is a yet another example of Zach Snyder’s slavish devotion to the original book.
Walt Disney Pictures just announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that the teaser for Pixar’s Up has gone live and will be on the WALL•E DVD as well.
Opening May 29, 2009, the animated adventure comes from the Academy Award-nominated team of director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) and co-director Bob Peterson.
In the film, Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. “Up” takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.
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