1. Tropic Thunder
Weekend gross: $26M
2. The Dark Knight
Weekend gross: $16.8M
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Clone Wars made it to the top 3 in box office earnings this weekend! This comes as a huge surprise to me since the turnout for the midnight showing demonstrated that Star Wars fans are not recognizing this film as something to talk about. Many old fans are even renouncing the film for its appeal to a younger generation.
Damn, it’s hard to be faithful.
No, adjusted for inflation, ‘Dark Knight’ drops out of the Top 20. ‘Gone with the Wind’ takes No.1
In related news…’Dark Knight’ just pulled ahead of ‘Star Wars – A New Hope’ in the all-time domestic chart. It just barely broke into the Top 20 worlwide.