Scorpion fighting Superman? Sub-Zero battling Batman? Really? Really? Yes, really, it turns out. There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical “Mortal Kombat” co-creator Ed Boon and his team at Midway would properly harness DC Comic’s greatest heroes (and villains) for a crossover game, but my time spent with “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe” washed [...]
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Knight fuels bright day for Imax
July 30th, 2008 
admin Imax has been “this close” to breaking big on the film exhibition scene, well, seemingly forever. So it might ring a bit hollow when executives predict that favourable publicity from Imax’s role in the record success of The Dark Knight will prove to be a watershed for the giant-screen vendor. “This is a game-changer for [...]
“Dark Knight” director surprised at film success
July 30th, 2008 admin TOKYO (Reuters) – Christopher Nolan, director of the new Batman sequel “The Dark Knight,” said on Tuesday even he was surprised at the film’s box office success which has shattered records in North American theatres. Batman buried his rivals at the North American box office for a second weekend on Sunday, racing past $300 million [...]
‘The Dark Knight’ voted best movie of all-time
July 26th, 2008 admin ‘The Dark Knight’ has been voted as the best movie of all-time on popular website Internet Movie Database’s (IMDb) list of the top 250 movies of all time. Even though it has only been on release for one week in Australia and the US, the Batman sequel has taken the number one slot from ‘The [...]
Bale family feud should have no Dark Knight box-office impact
July 26th, 2008 admin So much for Christian Bale’s family feud getting in the way. The survey says: The Dark Knight will likely break even more box-office records its second weekend in North America. And that’s despite the infamous squabble over money with his mother Jenny, 61, and sister Sharon, 41, at a London hotel Sunday that eventually led [...]
The Dark Knight Owns Midnight
July 20th, 2008 admin “The Dark Knight” earned an estimated $18.5 million in gross revenue at its 12 a.m. opening screenings early Friday morning at 3,040 screens, the most ever for midnight shows, The Associated Press reported. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, moved ahead of the previous record set in 2005 by “Star Wars, Episode III: The Revenge [...]
Watchmen Ride Dark Knight’s Buzz with Media Blitz
July 20th, 2008 admin It’s Warner Bros.’ weekend as The Dark Knight sets its series of box office records. So there’s no better time to sync up a little cross-media hype for the studio’s next super hero/graphic novel blockbuster, Watchmen. The first of the animated webisodes is online now at EW.com or via iTunes. Fans can also sign up [...]
