The Dark Knight

‘The Dark Knight’ has won many accolades along the way.  The film has accumulated/grossed more than a $1 billion. This is rated to be a historical achievement for the film. The sole reason being the stellar performance given by Heath Ledger. The role of the ‘Joker’ played by Ledger won acclaim and the much coveted Posthumous Oscar Award for Best Actor in Supporting Role. The film has passed the $1 billion mark at the box office making it only the fourth film in history to do so.

Dark Knight now joins an exclusive and prestigious club alongside ‘Titian’, ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘Return of the King’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’.

Christian Bale’s return as Batman and Christopher Nolan’s return as director was bolstered with the movie. It has now grossed $1,001,082,160 at the global box office.

Warner Brothers’ domestic distribution president Dan Fellman said :”From our initial record-shattering opening weekend to the unprecedented momentum of the film’s box office run, we could not be more proud of The Dark Knight. We salute our filmmakers, cast and crew on making cinematic history.”

The film instead of placing Batman’s cause, up in the film was made all famous only because of Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker. Heath’s role grabbed all the headlines over recent weeks as he dominated the awards circuit winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Golden Globe, Bafta and Screen Actors Guild for his performance.

There are recent reports of a third film which has been circulating since The Dark Knight was released with the likes of Eddie Murphy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Johnny Depp all linked to the project.

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