'The Dark Knight Rises' joins 'Avatar' in IMAX's $100 million club

Superhero threequel becomes second film to cross giant-screen milestone

By Chris Eggertsen Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 12:40 AM

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"The Dark Knight Rises" has reached another box-office milestone.

Having already surpassed the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales over the weekend, the Christopher Nolan threequel is now being touted as only the second film in history to have grossed more than $100 million on IMAX screens, with $65.1 million of that total coming from North America and $37.3 million from international markets. It crossed the milestone in only seven weeks of release.

"The Dark Knight Rises"' giant-screen take was no doubt boosted considerably by Nolan's unprecedented use of IMAX cameras during filming, with more than an hour of IMAX-shot footage being incorporated into the finished film - an achievement extensively publicized by Warner Bros.

It should be noted that moviegoers pay a premium to attend IMAX showings, as the average ticket price is several dollars higher than for a standard admission.

Did you see "The Dark Knight Rises" in IMAX? Was it worth the extra cost? Give us your thoughts below.

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Jordan

Since dark night wasnt shot imax cameras. For that rule I say no!
September 5, 2012 at 1:59AM EST Reply to Comment
- red777 TDKR was in fact shot with over 70 minutes of the final print that were filmed with IMAX cameras. I actually saw this film at Liberty Science Center which is institutional venue with IMAX Dome screen and can only show film prints (not digital). It was phenomenal and even more immersive with wraparound screen. Only way to enjoy IMAX.
  September 5, 2012 at 10:49PM EST
Sven

Totally worth it! It really boosted up the whole experience of watching a great action movie.
September 5, 2012 at 3:26PM EST Reply to Comment
ElrondL

Worth every penny! The scenes shot in IMAX were stunning.
September 6, 2012 at 11:37AM EST Reply to Comment
jimzhang

it's very cool.I like the film Dark Knight~
September 22, 2012 at 3:44AM EST Reply to Comment
jimzhang

it looks very cool.I like the film Dark Knight~
September 22, 2012 at 3:44AM EST Reply to Comment

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'The Dark Knight Rises' joins 'Avatar' in IMAX's $100 million club

Superhero threequel becomes second film to cross giant-screen milestone