Comments on: Dark Knight breaks records — but why? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/21/dark-knight-breaks-records-but-why/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:53:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ken Edelstein http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/21/dark-knight-breaks-records-but-why/comment-page-1/#comment-85828 Ken Edelstein Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:51:48 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/21/dark-knight-breaks-records-but-why/#comment-85828 The marketing and good reviews helped. But the tragic Heath Ledger story line is what put Dark Knight over the top. The marketing and good reviews helped. But the tragic Heath Ledger story line is what put Dark Knight over the top.

]]> By: Helen Herbst http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/21/dark-knight-breaks-records-but-why/comment-page-1/#comment-85807 Helen Herbst Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:37 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/21/dark-knight-breaks-records-but-why/#comment-85807 It was also apparently the biggest weekend for movie-going in history. http://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=3566 It's a fine example of recession-related escapism. And The Dark Knight is a dern good movie. It was also apparently the biggest weekend for movie-going in history.
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It’s a fine example of recession-related escapism.

And The Dark Knight is a dern good movie.

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