The Dark Knight Tops $500 Million at Box Office

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The Dark Knight Tops $500 Million at Box Office
Sunday August 31, 2008

After forty-five days in release, The Dark Knight continues to make movie history!

The Dark Knight– which was the fastest flick to earn $400 million – has become the second movie in history to gross over $500 million at the box office the Associated Press reported on Sunday.

The Batman sequel has raked in over $502.4 million in just over six weeks - half the time it took Titanic, which reached the half-billion mark in a little more than three months the AP reported.

The Dark Knight ranks second behind Titanic's $601 million gross.

Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., said he expects The Dark Knight to finish at about $530 million, though it could reach $550 million.

"I keep raising the number because it just keeps holding better than expected," Fellman told the AP.

"It's wonderful!" Christian Bale told Usmagazine.com of the movie's box office success. "But I'm not a business man. I just enjoy doing what I do and whatever happens after that is gravy."

The Dark Knight is expected to reach about $505 million by Labor Day, the AP reported.