The Dark Knight Rises Unsafe (?) Hype Thread |5 Spoiled, 2 Of Them Mods!|

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ch...alized-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-2012-06-28

BURBANK, Calif., Jun 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In celebration of the upcoming release of "The Dark Knight Rises," the film's director/writer/producer, Christopher Nolan, will be accorded a rare industry honor: Nolan will have his hand and footprints cemented into the famed forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The hand-and-footprint ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 7, at 10:00 a.m.

Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, stated, "Everyone at Warner Bros. joins me in congratulating Christopher Nolan, who has been such an integral part of our family for the past 12 years. We are extremely proud of the cinematic legacy he has given us through his films. At only 41, Christopher takes his place alongside other industry giants featured at Grauman's, and generations of fans will remember the extraordinary impression he left on their imaginations."

Opening on July 20, 2012, "The Dark Knight Rises" is Nolan's hugely anticipated conclusion to his Dark Knight trilogy, which began in 2005 with "Batman Begins." In 2008, he followed with "The Dark Knight," which broke multiple records on its way to earning more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.

Apart from the blockbuster franchise, Nolan earned widespread praise, and two Academy Award(R) nominations, for his hit thriller "Inception," which remains one of the most talked about films in recent years. He earned his first Academy Award(R) nomination for his screenplay for the thought-provoking 2000 release "Memento," which he also directed. His other directing credits include "Insomnia" and "The Prestige."
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...night-rises-tracking-20120627,0,2540493.story

All measures for "The Dark Knight Rises," which will hit theaters July 20, were huge, according to people who have seen the confidential data. The percentage of people in the U.S. and Canada who said they were "definitely interested" in seeing the Batman movie, or listed it as their "first choice" among upcoming releases, was virtually identical to the percentage for "Avengers" three weeks before its debut -- at 64% and 22%, respectively.

When "first choice" is sliced by demographic category, "The Dark Knight Rises" is stronger among men, while "The Avengers" was initially generating more excitement among women.

The only category in which "The Dark Knight Rises" lagged significantly behind "Avengers" is that of "unaided awareness" -- the percentage of people who could list it as an upcoming release without any prompting. The figure for the third Batman movie is 8%, compared with 13% for Avengers at the same point in time.

However, "Avengers" was the first tentpole release of the summer season, and there were no movies nearly as big opening in the three weeks before it. Prior to "The Dark Knight Rises" are such highly anticipated pictures as"The Amazing Spider-Man"and"Ice Age: Continental Drift."The big advertising campaigns for those pictures make it a little tougher for Warner Bros. to get moviegoers' attention

In comparison with anything except "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises" looks like a blockbuster. Its "definite interest" and "first choice" figures are even slightly higher than those of 2009's "The Dark Knight," which opened to $158.4 million. The people who have seen the data expect that "The Dark Knight Rises" will have a massive opening of more than $150 million and could approach the "Avengers" record.

Tracking is usually used for movies with more normal openings of less than $100 million. When interest is as huge as it is for "The Dark Knight Rises," it's difficult to tell in advance whether the opening will be merely massive or record breaking.

Either way, "The Dark Knight Rises," which features Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway as new antagonists for Christian Bale's caped crusader, is poised to rake in huge profit for Warner and its financing partner Legendary Entertainment. The two companies spent roughly $250 million to produce the film, according to knowledgeable people not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Ultimately, "The Dark Knight Rises" is well positioned to exceed the $1-billion worldwide box office total collected by "The Dark Knight."
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Sausage Party!
 
ViewtifulJC said:
Considering how totally useless women seem to be in the first two Batman movies, that doesn't shock me. Catwoman better deliver
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I don't think Black Widow was the main grab for the female audience... it just happens that RDJ, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth all have way more "female-appeal" than Bale. I mean, has Bale ever been a real Hollywood heartthrob?
 
7Th said:
I don't think Black Widow was the main grab for the female audience... it just happens that RDJ, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth all have way more "female-appeal" than Bale. I mean, has Bale ever been a real Hollywood heartthrob?
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Talk to any female that's seen Little Women.
 
ViewtifulJC said:
Considering how totally useless women seem to be in the first two Batman movies, that doesn't shock me. Catwoman better deliver
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That has little if anything to do with the female characters, and more to do with women drooling over Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans. That would make up the differential.
 
Dan said:
That has little if anything to do with the female characters, and more to do with women drooling over Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans. That would make up the differential.
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You're telling me women don't want Gary Oldman and Michael Caine? Fuck this shit.
 
Scullibundo said:
Why must you fuckers gif absolutely EVERYTHING? :(
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JB1981 said:
its so annoying
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pel1300 said:
It's getting to the point where we should make it ban worthy.
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ViewtifulJC said:
NotTheGuyYouKill
Banned
(Today, 03:34 AM)

There's one
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Strafer said:
I took a shower and pretended I was Bane.
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I did that way before you did.

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Tumbler minigame is moderately entertaining. Reminds me of the crappy Batman Begins game, where you could drive the Tumbler and murder Gothamites. Yep, that's Batman alright.
 
shagg_187 said:
Regardless of male or female, I rather have a party where no one questions "who?!" when some villian or heroes show up without introduction. The Avengers crowd was full of it. Hopefully its not the case for TDKR.
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Miranda Tate?
John Blake?

Even batgaf doesn't know who these people are.
 
I would bet The Dark Knight Rises actually attracts more women than Avengers, despite what NRG says. They also said Avengers was tracking better with women than TDK, but the actual audience breakdown of both suggests otherwise (Avengers was 40% female on OW, while TDK was 48% female).
 
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