"The Dark Knight" Hits $200M

Do you get the feeling we’re just hungry for great movies? If box office numbers are any indication, that means The Dark Knight is one heck of a great movie.

The Warner Bros. film broke another record today by becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark — in five days. The previous record of eight days was held by three films: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight added $20.87 million today, pushing its total to $203.8 million. That puts it at No. 84 on the all-time domestic blockbuster list after just five days.

Let’s crunch some numbers for “The Dark Knight”:

• Widest release: 4,366 theaters
• Biggest opening weekend: $158.4M
• Biggest July opener: $158.4M
• Biggest PG-13 rated opening: $158.4M
• Biggest single day: $67.2M
• Biggest opening day: $67.2M
• Biggest Friday: $67.2M
• Biggest Sunday: $43.6M
• Fastest to $200M in five days: $203.8M

Image: The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., 2008

Source: Media by Numbers