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“The Dark Knight” helped giant-screen exhibitor Imax trim its third-quarter loss Thursday.
Toronto-based Imax posted a loss of $2.1 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $7.3 million for the year-ago period.
Revenue jumped 13.2% to $33.5 million, against a year-earlier $29.6 million. Film revenue of $13 million — compared with 2007’s [...]

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“Batman Begins” was released back in 2005 and “The Dark Knight” was released in 2008. That’s a three year gap between the two movies. Does that mean that the third installment in the franchise will be in theaters in 2011?
Not quite. According to Batman-on-Film, we could get the new movie a year earlier, in 2010. [...]

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Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men 3) chatted with MTV News, expressing his interest in comic book movies and potential spin-offs that can be developed from the already established franchises.
“As a kid, Batman was my thing,” Ratner said. “I’m a little jealous that I didn’t get to direct it, although Nolan did a great job. [...]

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Warner Bros. Pictures plans to rerelease blockbuster The Dark Knight in January, the height of Academy Awards voting season, says The Hollywood Reporter.
“It’s just a matter of bringing it back as a reminder for people,” a source told the trade.
Warners domestic distribution president Dan Fellman acknowledged ongoing talks with IMAX executives about the prospect of [...]

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Michael Caine has recently revealed that during a conversation with a Warner Bros executive, he found out that Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman were in talks to play The Riddler and The Penguin in the upcoming “The Dark Knight” sequel.
MTV News had the chance to speak to Hoffman at the Toronto Film Festival and [...]

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Warner Bros. Pictures plans to rerelease blockbuster The Dark Knight in January, the height of Academy Awards voting season, says The Hollywood Reporter.
“It’s just a matter of bringing it back as a reminder for people,” a source told the trade.
Warners domestic distribution president Dan Fellman acknowledged ongoing talks with IMAX executives about the prospect of [...]

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While promoting “Towelhead,” Aaron Eckhart revealed the future plans for Two-Face in the new Christopher Nolan-directed Batman franchise. Do not keep reading if you are still planning on seeing “The Dark Knight.” [via SuperheroHype]
Spoilers Ahead:
So what are the plans? According to Eckhart, there aren’t any. The actor has finally confirmed rumors that Two-Face actually dies [...]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman’s rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. “The Dark Knight” on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.
The film hit that [...]

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Counting inflation, Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight has now officially surpassed Spider-Man to become the biggest comic book movie of all time. The Christopher Nolan sequel has reached $492.689 million domestically while Spider-Man hit a total of $491.952 when you look at the inflated number ($403.7 million without inflation).Looking at the worldwide numbers, Variety [...]

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LONDON - Christian Bale won’t be charged in an alleged assault on his mother and sister, in part because they didn’t want to press the matter but also for lack of sufficient evidence, prosecutors said Thursday.
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service ordered police not to take any further action, saying there was insufficient evidence to make a [...]

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