MUMBAI: After opening to a record-breaking $158.4 million last weekend, Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight has earned $222.1 million from 4,366 theatres through Wednesday.
The film not only has earned the opening weekend title for itself but has also claimed the top numbers for a midnight opening ($18.5 million) and opening day ($67 million).
The film, whose production budget is $185 million, has earned $24.5 million on Monday, $20.9 million on Tuesday and $18.4 million on Wednesday.
The Dark Night, the follow-up to Batman Begins, is directed by Nolan. While Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are the producers of the film, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull are executive producers. The screenplay has been written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan.
The Dark Knight is based upon characters in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
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