The die-hards went to the midnight showing Thursday night, but the fever surrounding the latest Batman movie will likely have fans flooding into the York Theatre for weeks to come. In fact, according to Hollywood.com, "The Dark Knight Rises" is on track to have one of the biggest-grossing opening weekends of all time.
Batman returns to Gotham in the third film of the superhero series. The movie is the sequel to the "The Dark Knight," and the first movie, "Batman Begins."
Fans will recognize the familiar cast: Christian Bale returns as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and (Michael Caine) as Butler Alfred. Actress Anne Hathaway brings some new blood as Catwoman.
Previous Batman films also hint at a blockbuster debut for "The Dark Knight Rises."
According to Hollywood.com, When 2008's "The Dark Knight" was released, it posted the biggest opening weekend of all-time with $158.4 million. The film was later bested by the final "Harry Potter" film and the recent superhero extravaganza, "The Avengers." The film eventually grossed just more than $1 billion worldwide.
"Dark Knight Rises," PG-13, 164 minutes, will be shown at the York at the following times:
- Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9, 10 and 11 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m., noon, 1, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9 and 10 p.m.
- Monday through Thursday: noon, 1, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9 and 10 p.m.
Reviewers across the country are saying, "Go see it."
Please take our Patch poll below. And if you've already seen it, tell us what you thought of it in the comments.
PDH
3:46 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
*Spoiler Alert* I thought the movie was awesome and a fitting end to Nolan's Batman trilogy. True, there was a lot going on, but it didn't disappoint. From reading spoiler sites on the internet, I went in knowing how it ended. Even so, I was in awe of the dazzling way the movie unfolded. David Letterman did not spoil the ending after all. It was a happy ending that left threads open for follow-up movies, although Nolan has said he will not direct anymore Batman movies. Whether or not this is true, remains to be seen. He never said that he would never direct any Night Wing or Robin movies. So, we shall see where this all leads. I hope this movie breaks all records of all the super hero type movies. This is the way Batman should have been done. Even though I enjoyed the Batman movies starting with Michael Keaton leading up to Mr. Nolan's version. This version blows them all away and has set a hight standard from which very few people will be able to pick up and follow without some involvement from Nolan. Never say never, but I doubt very few could have done what Mr. Nolan did for the Batman franchise prior or following to create a realistic set of superhero movies the way he did.
Karen Chadra
9:24 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
Our deepest condolences to the victims of the senseless tragedy in Colorado this morning. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21118201/unknown-number-people-shot-at-aurora-movie-theater?nstrack=sid:5461406|met:300|cat:0|order:1
Joseph Richard snodgrass
10:17 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
more hollywood crap that wants us censored online