In a Titanic feat The Dark Knight broke the $300 million mark domestically after grossing an estimated $75.6 million in its second weekend.The film was initially predicted to ceiling at $400 million, a prediction that now seems overly conservative.
"Certainly, $400 million, boom, that's going to happen," Media by Numbers box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said today.
"The trajectory it's on has never before been seen. This is absolutely unprecedented."
The Dark Knight's second-week sales was, per studio estimates, the largest ever, despite the nearly 50 percent loss in business.So far The Dark Knight is the fastest growing film out there. According to Box Office Mojo, it's the fastest movie to reach $100 million (two days), $200 million (five days) and, as of today, $300 million (10 days).
At the moment The Dark Knight holds the number 23 spot for all time domestic box office sales. According to experts the film has a good change at beating out Titanic for the number one spot. Only $301 million left to go Batman. And they say we're in a recession?
