BOX OFFICE: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Now Looks Set For A $163 Million Weekend

Sad, but I definitely think it had some form of effect on people going to the movies. I think it probably would have made at least $20 million more if it weren't for that piece of s#it.

The media needs to cut back on covering this story though.

I didn't think it would surpass Avengers financially. It's too dark and grim for families to take kids to. I did think it would do better with critics on Rotten Tomatoes though and it didn't. As for Avengers 3d ticket sells, let's not forget TDKR also picked up higher priced IMAX ticket sales. In some markets IMAX is more expensive than 3d. So that doesn't have much bearing on the record. But in the end, I think the long running time, the movie not being family friendly and the legacy of the dark knight might have effected this pic big time. I think the Nolan and bat fans came out but not too many average citizens were hyped. Bane isn't that well known and Catwoman isn't a big draw. We'll see if word of mouth is as big for this as it was for the Avengers.

@Harris1 Avengers was also shown at IMAX and was also shown in IMAX 3D.

And yes it isn't family friendly, which is a good thing, as I prefer my bat films dark and made for a more mature audience, just feel that tone works with batman.

Yeah IMAX is more expensive, but it's not like there located everywhere. I do believe the shooting has really effected this move.
All you see on Facebook/Twitter is people scared about going.

Okay, people. I want to say first that very much like anyone else here, I'm deeply touched about what happened in Denver. I have no qualms about saying that I didn't sleep last Friday and cried a hell lot about the fate of the victims. I'm gutted like everyone else, but there's something that it's really bothering me and it's getting ridiculous:

STOP PUTTING ALL THE BLAME FOR THIS UNDERPERFORMING OVER THE SHOOTING.

Does it has an effect? Yes. Of course it has. But I don't think is half as much as people are overreacting. Fact is that people overpredicted this film and most of all, overhyped the film beyond ad nauseam. I've seen it tonight and it has more plot holes and characters acting completely out of character that I could count.

I know that people are in shock but these is a result of a several factors more than anything else. And if you go check social networks and do a simple search of "Dark Knight sucked" or "Batman sucked" the numbers are far more alarming than those of people saying that they aren't going to the movies because they are afraid of shootings. Am I being insensible about people scared? No, I agree that there're people out there afraid to go to the movies. Thing is that a great of contingent of those who did aren't that pleased with the film, and they are been pretty vocal about that online.

There was too much talk about Best Picture nominations, too much talk about breaking records, too much talk about how easily this would be a better film than The Dark Knight that I feel that people are coming out of the theaters feeling cheated.

With that said, it's still a better film than Raimi's Spider-Man 3, but barely. Comparisons with that film are fair, and that's what most of you are still taking for granted: the word of mouth for this film just isn't there, nothing like TDK, The Avengers or even The Hunger Games were. It will still make a lot of money and a reboot is already in works.

So yeah, go to the movies today, watch The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers. Stop the petty fanboy flame wars. But stop pretending that the shooting is the single one thing avoiding this film of breaking records. It isn't.

@TheGoddamnDeadpool - You really can't blame Ice Age for beating Spider-man, the movie for most people seemed pointless. It's Box office died quicker than any of the Sam Raimi trilogy flicks even the much hated Spider-man 3. It's been released for 20 days now and is tracking far behind its predecessors despite the advantage of inflation and 3D ticket prices!

The Amazing Spider-man, 20 day box office = $220 million
Spider-man 1, 20 day box office = $295 million
Spider-man 2, 20 day box office = $308 million
Spider-man 3, 20 day box office = $287 million

I know a lot of fans here thought it would have nearly as huge an impact as Avengers and even beat TDKR. But clearly TDKR will be passing it by next weekend without even breaking a sweat and despite the hindrance of the tragic shootings.

iJackSparrow that your opinion.

HULK2099 and iJackSparrow. Sorry but right now you comments are distasteful right now.

For someone to say what happened in Auora Colorado had no affect especially in this weekends box office is insane.

The Amazing Spider-Man was an amazing movie, and what it is lacking now in box-office numbers will be made up for during the sequel when stupid people pull their heads out of their asses and watch it, be it in the theatre, at home on glorious Blu-Ray which The Amazing Spider-Man will look amazing in, or even downloading it, I don't care. The movie in my opinion was a huge success and to all the people giving it a bad rep need to chill out because look at Batman Begins it's box office was worse than The Amazing Spider-Man.

Anyways, back to the main issue here which is I completely agree 100% with iJackSparrow, he makes some really great arguments. The way I look at it is, if people want to see the movie they will go see the movie bad enough they will, a lot of people don't let something like this derail their lives and I think that is what people should do. It was a horrible thing that happened and I feel horrible that these people had to go through that. That said we still do not know what his motive was people need to stop acting like his soul purpose was to derail the success of this film, unless that is what he intended.

Be it as it may Nolanites, you need to get over the fact that the world does not revolve around The Dark Knight Rises.

@Gottostophate

I don't think they are distasteful at all. What I think it's distasteful is people putting all the blame for this underperforming over American people been afraid of going to movie theaters. Of course it's playing an effect, but what about the bad word of mouth of those who watched the film and thought it was a bad film? What about people outside online fanbases that got caught with the crazy overhype over the film and got disappointed after seen it? Isn't that playing a factor as well? That's my point. It isn't like everyone stopped going to the movies, it's still making crazy numbers for a 2D film.

This is a joke that people didn't like TDKR!
Cinamascore audiences gave it A! Same as TDK!

It opened to 30 million Mid-Night just showed HOW much interest was their!
It's just the worst Opeining any film could ever had!
Surely shooting dented it completely!
If it would have happened at any other film show; it still would've affected!
People do get scared & hence they choose not to go untill for few more day to see if everything's getting Normal!

BoxOfficeMojo's prediction was a little big but certainly based on FACTS; 214 Millon Opening maybe a bit too much of prediction but everyone though 180-190 is a certain figure!
Now the idiots & haters which have gathered here are not gona accept!
But that's ok! It was gona happen!

After all the controversies TDKR is going though last week; it's just sad sad thing!
Nolan will be pissed more than BANE when he saw BAT symbol on bridge!!
It's really the worst opening any film could've had!
People cant even enjoy the film dude to tragedy!

People......when 9/11 happened, don't you think people were hesitant about flying for a while? Umm.....yeah.

When I was younger, I was in a car accident because two idiots were racing. I had just pulled out of my driveway, gone maybe 150 feet, and when I got over the hill here come these dumbasses flying towards me and one of them hits me head on. After that I didn't drive anywhere for about two weeks.

Of course the shooting has had an effect on this movie and any other movies this weekend. Don't try and act like the main reason it didn't do as well as predicted is because it's not good or people don't care as much about it. Just stop with that B.S.

I never thought it would beat Avengers, but I definitely think it would've made AT LEAST $20 million more if that SOB hadn't done what he did.

@iJackSparrow. Yes the "underperformance" (though I wouldn't call the biggest non-3D opening "underperformng") is due to the Colorado shooting.

Cancelled showings.

Extra police at showings at New York.

CLOSED CINEMAS.

My mother was around when I was going to TDKR for the second time. She voiced concern over "copycats".

We live in Oxford England.

You have NO idea how the human mind works.

@Filmsfan

Cinemascore ratings:

The Avengers A+ with the four quadrants
The Amazing Spider-Man A with older than 18 and A+ with teens.
The Dark Knight Rises got an A

Is this good? Yes, it is. But in the end is meaningless. It's the public besides the midnight openings that the films have to conquer. The general audience. And the reaction for TDKR is been mixed at best.

As for BoxOfficeMojo, those were the predictions of ONE guy, Randy Subers. He is also a fan of Nolan's Batman. Just like you are. And if you take your time to read his tweets, he also looks disappointed with TDKR. That's what will hurt TDKR, not the shootings. The movie's quality and how people are reacting to it. Of course that the shooting will play an effect. But just like the death of Heath Ledger wouldn't be enough to overhype TDK without that film been a honest to God good film, the shooting - while OF COURSE having a negative effect - doesn't change the fact that the film is getting a fair share of mixed reactions. Saying anything less than that it's sugarcoating at best. If not an act of cowardry, since it's easy to blame America for getting scared to go to the movies without acknowledging that the reception isn't as great as TDK or The Avengers were.