When Christopher Nolan 's bleak, thrilling " The Dark Knight " hit theaters in the summer of 2008, it shattered the record f...
When
Christopher Nolan's bleak, thrilling "
The Dark Knight" hit theaters in the summer of 2008, it shattered the record for the largest box office opening in film history (set the year before by "
Spider-Man 3"), earning more than $150 million in the U.S. Critics raved (to the tune of a 94 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences flocked to the film in droves.
Heath Ledger's harrowing performance as the Joker was especially noteworthy, and would bring the talented and tragic actor a posthumous Oscar -- a first for a superhero flick. The film remains -- along with "Titanic," "Avatar" and "The Avengers" -- one of only four films to break $500 million domestically.
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