Daily Marauder

MISC

All indications are that Warner Bros.‘ latest Batman feature The Dark Knight, opening in midnight shows at 12:01 tonight in on 2,500+ screens, will pull off the opening of the summer. (Cynopsis 7/17)

• It’s opening on 9,200 screens overall - a record for Warner Bros.
• In terms of presale tickets, it’s outselling the top 10 movies of all time on MovieTickets.com with more than 500 performances already sold out
• The Dark Knight currently accounts for 90% of all ticket sales on Fandango.com
• Many IMAX theaters are staying open 24-hours on Friday and Saturday to meet demand

Heck, it may even give the third Spider Man installment a run for its money. Spidey 3 grossed $59 million on its opening Friday and $151 million in its first three days on an estimated 10,000 screens. (Keep in mind Spiderman opened in May against slim competition. The Dark Knight has Mamma Mia and Space Chimps to contend with this weekend.)