Batman: The Dark Knight

MY FAVORITE MOVIEBy Jessica Judd

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham

City until…

….a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears

in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos.

Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his

technology to stop him.

Cast

Christian Bale Batman

Heath LedgerThe Joker

Cast cont.

Aaron EckhartHarvey Dent

Michael CaineAlfred Pennyworth

Maggie GyllenhaalRachel Dawes

Box OfficeThe Dark Knight earned

in North America, and

In other territories for a worldwide total of

$533,345,358$468,576,467

$1,001,921,825.

Box Office Cont.It is the highest-grossing film of 2008

worldwide and the 10th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It made $199.7 million on its worldwide opening weekend which is the 7th

largest for Warner Bros. and ranks 25th on the all-time chart.