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Weekend Box Office Report: Playing Catch-Up With 'The Dark Knight Rises'

Jacob Hall — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:57:55 +0000

Since the box office numbers from last week were not formally released until after the weekend passed, we need to play a quick game of catch-up with ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The third and final of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies opened to $160 million, a number that is staggering, but not record breaking. Did it even stand a chance of breaking the $200 million mark and challenging ‘The Avengers‘ for highest opening weekend of all time? Did the tragic events in Aurora, Colorado have an adverse effect on the opening gross? To that second question: yes. To that first question: no.

Five of the Craziest 'Dark Knight Rises' Theories

Jordan Hoffman — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:40:51 +0000

Getty Images/Warner Bros./MGM Is Bane a stand-in for Occupy Wall Street? Does Bruce Wayne fight for an oligarchical status quo? Is Gotham meant as an allegory for reign-of-terror France? Please, please Internet – you aren’t trying hard enough. I come to you for insane ‘Dark Knight Rises’ theories predicated on mere whiffs of fancy, not [...]

Following 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting, Warner Bros. Pulls 'Gangster Squad' Trailer

Britt Hayes — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:39:49 +0000

Following the tragic events that occurred in Aurora, Colorado early this morning when a shooter opened fire during a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ Warner Bros. has decided to pull the ‘Gangster Squad‘ trailer. It’s not just because of the general gun violence, either. According to the LA Times, ‘Gangster Squad’ features a [...]

First Photo of Colorado 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooter James Holmes Released [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:16:42 +0000

We’re now getting our first look at James Holmes, the alleged shooter in that horrific massacre in a Colorado movie theater early Friday.

Watch President Obama's Speech on the 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting

Mike Sampson — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:11:13 +0000

President Barack Obama was scheduled to speak this morning at a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Florida. Instead of speaking about his upcoming re-election campaign, he instead delivered a speech on the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting in Aurora, Colorado. President Obama apologized to the crowd for the grim town, saying he had anticipated a “fun” [...]