Dark Knight set to sink Titanic record

LOS ANGELES:  Film industry observers are now questioning whether The Dark Knight could achieve what has previously been considered an almost impossible feat, unseating Titanic as the most successful film of all time. James Cameron’s 1997 romantic epic made $600 million in the US and $1.8 billion worldwide.

The film continued its record-breaking domination of the box office at the weekend, pulling in another $75 million to take its 10-day US takings to $314 million. This breaks the previous record of 16 days, the time it took Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest to reach the $300 million mark in 2006.

“All anybody can do at the studios is keep repeating the word, ‘Amazing’. And it
is,” Nikki Finke, the respected industry commentator, wrote on her blog,
DeadlineHollywoodDaily. “There are even whispers starting whether The Dark Knight can beat the incredible worldwide numbers posted by the all-time 1.8 billion dollar benchmark of Titanic,” she writes.

The latest Batman movie from Christopher Nolan  has already earned more than predecessor Batman Begins, did during its entire theatrical run of $205 million.