‘Dark Knight’ nears $300 million
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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight” has a real shot at crossing the $300 million mark at the domestic box office this weekend. If it does so, it would become the first film in history to hit that mark in its first 10 days.
While the Christopher Nolan pic will dominate overall, two new players will try to grab their share of attention — Sony’s R-rated Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly laffer “Step Brothers,” which is expected to come in No. 2, and 20th Century’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” which could see itself in a battle with holdover “Mamma Mia!” for No. 3.
“Step Brothers” opens in 3,094 theaters, “X-Files” in 3,185.
Meanwhile, the specialty side of the biz heats up as Miramax opens “Brideshead Revisited” in 33 theaters in select markets, while Paramount Vantage bows docu “American Teen” in five theaters. (On Wednesday, Vantage saw widespread layoffs as it ceases to be a standalone specialty unit and becomes a label under big Par.)