Movie power rankings: 'Dark Knight Rises' can't be beat

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By Dave Lewis Friday, Aug 10, 2012 5:25 PM

Movie power rankings: 'Dark Knight Rises' can't be beat

"The Dark Knight Rises" has been the center of an unfortunate news cycle this summer after the Aurora shooting, but at the box office, the film keeps rising. Christopher Nolan's final Batman film continues to rule the box office for the third week in a row (nice try, "Total Recall"). It has earned over $370 million domestically and a total of over $730 to date worldwide. Will it continue its reign on the Movie Power Rankings, or will a new player knock it from the top spot?

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August 10, 2012

1. "The Dark Knight Rises" (Last week: No. 1)
Word has it that even President Obama likes the film -- especially Anne Hathaway's turn as Catwoman.

2. "The Master" (Last week: No. 3)
Paul Thomas Anderson unveiled his Oscar contender to a surprised L.A. audience after a screening of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining." That takes guts.

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3. "Daredevil" (Last week: Not ranked)
Will Fox finally get around to rebooting the superhero franchise? Will they have to part with Silver Surfer and Galactus in order to do so? Stay tuned, true believers.

4."The Great Gatsby" (Last week: Not ranked)
Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel will have to wait...until next summer.

5. "The Bourne Legacy" (Last week: Not ranked)
The Jeremy Renner starrer should finally knock "Dark Knight Rises" from the top of the box office this weekend, but the question remains -- will audiences miss Matt Damon?

6. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (Last week: Not ranked)
With the announcement that the next mutant movie will be based on the beloved story, will we get a chance to see the stars of Bryan Singer's films interact with the "First Class" cast?

7. Academy Awards (Last week: Not ranked)
Jimmy Fallon is out as potential host for the next Oscars ceremony. Who will be in?

8. "Prometheus 2" (Last week: Not ranked)
You asked for it (well, maybe some of you did), you got it.

9. "Thor 2: The Dark World" (Last week" Not ranked)
Former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston (so memorable in Danny Boyle's debut "Shallow Grave" all those years ago) has joined the Marvel sequel as the main villain.

10. "Dark Zero Thirty" (Last week: Not ranked)
The brand new trailer lets us know that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker," "Point Break") isn't messing around when it comes to capturing bin Laden allover again.

Watch the previous installment of Movie Power Rankings here.

What do you think of this week's rankings? Share your thoughts below. Or tweet your thoughts with the hashtag #moviepowerrankings and tell us who you want to see in next week's edition.

Dave Lewis
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Dave Lewis has been a Los Angeles-based entertainment writer and editor for nearly ten years. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, he moved to L.A. in 1996 to attend USC, before working for various periodicals and web sites including a lengthy stint at Variety.com. He joined the HitFix staff in 2011.

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Tera Baap

You sir are an idiot!
The Dark Knight Rises has only earned around $370 million domestically till date.
August 10, 2012 at 6:47PM EST Reply to Comment
- davelewis Mistake fixed. Thanks for the kind words!
  August 10, 2012 at 7:03PM EST
mbwani

yes, dark knight rises is really a great movie and the best action movie of the 2012 so far , i was thinking that amazing spider-man will beat it but no chance for that. great role played by all the actors in the movie and very very best action shorts christian bale was my favoutite is my favorite and will remain and now we are hoping for the next such movie to come. two thumbs up for movie
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August 10, 2012 at 8:42PM EST Reply to Comment

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Movie power rankings: 'Dark Knight Rises' can't be beat