Read more The Dark Knight stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9835/the-dark-knight.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66005/la-plastered-with-obama-joker-posters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPosters of President Obama in Heath Ledger-like Joker makeup from The Dark Knight with a caption reading “Socialism” have sprung up in Los Angeles and Atlanta, the Daily Contributor reports. Similar posters online have the caption “why so socialist?” The guerilla art attacks, not yet claimed by any group, seem...http://www.newser.com/story/66005/la-plastered-with-obama-joker-posters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 15:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63700/box-office-records-are-bunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot a year seems to go by without a film breaking a box-office records: Dark Knight a contender for biggest all-time earner! Bourne Ultimatum the top August opener! But that’s not because the films actually draw more viewers than the previous record-holders; it's because the figures are in dollars, which...http://www.newser.com/story/63700/box-office-records-are-bunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 18:53:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63106/heath-almost-gave-up-pills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeath Ledger was a complicated actor who quit using marijuana and alcohol and came close to giving up the sleeping pills that may have killed him, friends and colleagues tell Vanity Fair in a profile. Though he was leery of summer blockbusters—“He was afraid it would define him and...http://www.newser.com/story/63106/heath-almost-gave-up-pills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63040/transformers-sequel-stuns-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen nearly toppled the 5-day opening record by earning $201.2 million since Wednesday, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Dark Knight remains unbeaten at $203.8 million, but Transformers still crushed the weekend competition with a $112 million gross. Filling out the top five were...http://www.newser.com/story/63040/transformers-sequel-stuns-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 15:38:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62840/transformers-606m-is-biggest-mid-week-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new Transformers flick had a stellar start, raking in $60.6 million on opening day to make it the biggest Wednesday debut ever, Variety reports. For all-around opening days, the Michael Bay shoot-em-up lags just behind record-holder Dark Knight , which took in $67.2 million on a Friday last...http://www.newser.com/story/62840/transformers-606m-is-biggest-mid-week-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 13:31:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62820/doubling-best-pic-nominations-a-winning-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe should all thank the Academy for its decision to double the number of Best Picture nominees next year, writes Lane Brown in New York . A few reasons why: More “crowd-pleasing hits” will be in the running, meaning a ratings jump—which in turn means more exposure for the lesser-known...http://www.newser.com/story/62820/doubling-best-pic-nominations-a-winning-move.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:48:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60636/twilight-sweeps-mtv-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly . Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight , and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby...http://www.newser.com/story/60636/twilight-sweeps-mtv-awards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 2:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55228/yeah-baby-yeah-the-top-15-movie-catchphrases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs time goes by, movie catchphrases become a dime a dozen. Luckily, Film.com lists the top 15 one-liners, and as lists go, you must remember this: “Here's looking at you, kid.” ( Casablanca , 1942) “Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me aren't you?” ( The Graduate , 1967) “You talking...http://www.newser.com/story/55228/yeah-baby-yeah-the-top-15-movie-catchphrases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 2:21:41 CDT