Monday, July 21st, 2008
As well as garnering both fan and critical praise, Nolan’s new Batman film The Dark Knight has beaten Spiderman 3’s weekend record by selling $155.3 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release across the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.
The Caped Crusader also generated $40 million from 20 foreign markets, highlighted by No. 1 bows in Ledger’s native Australia ($13.1 million) and Mexico ($6.6 million).
Nolan’s previous Batman film, Batman Begins, only managed to pull in $48.7 million on its opening weekend.
I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 