Overseas, the second weekend of Warner Bros‘ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises generated an estimated $122.1M on nearly 17,000 screens in 57 markets. The international cume to date is now a hefty $248.2M. In North America, its second weekend grossed $64.0M (a -60% drop) and its 10-day total is now $289.0M. (IMAX generated $9M this weekend [...]
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Continues to Rise in Box-Office with Strong Second Weekend
Despite Tragic Start in Colorado, ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Still Has Good Weekend
Dark Knight Rises – It may seem callous to post about North American and worldwide box office this weekend after the Colorado movie theater tragedy. And of course our hearts go out to those killed and wounded. (I stayed up all Friday post-midnight/pre-dawn reporting on the shooting as the horrendous event unfolded.) But this is [...]
The Workplace Stress of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Director Christopher Nolan
Most people endure stress at the workplace. Director Christopher Nolan, however, took it to new heights — literally. Need proof? Well, there’s the day Nolan watched from a helicopter as four people in his employ dangled on thin cables from a transport plane over a turboprop for the action sequence that kick-starts “The Dark Knight [...]







