That's because you knew when to expect her. The joy of watching Catwoman the first go-round was not knowing when she'd sneak her way back in next (in my humble opinion).Also, Nolan said in an interview that leaving the audience wanting more of her was exactly what he was trying to do.
Currently at a TDKR showing that starts at 6:30 CST. When we bought tickets at 4:30 three shows were flashing sold-out, and two more were sold out when we came back at 6 (including ours).
Batman Returns is a great movie and actually received better reviews. Much improved over Batman, imo. It is tied with TDK for my favorite Batman fim. Its backlash at the box office had nothing to do with its quality.
You are in a very small minority about Anne Hathaway. Many viewers and reviewers consider her the highlight of the movie. See the above-posted NYTimes article.
Moreover, to put things into perspective: would TDK have grossed $533 mil. if a shooter, dressed as Joker, shot up a theater on the midnight opening? HELL NO.
I have been saying this for three days now and I don't think it's getting enough weight: I truly believe TDKR will see bad-to-average legs and a depressed overall gross not because of its lack of quality or bad WOM but because some in the general public (casual moviegoers) have written this movie off entirely due to its association with the tragedy.
For what it's worth, Access Hollywood is predicting a $165 mil. weekend for TDKR.http://www.accesshollywood.com/christian-bale-speaks-out-over-dark-knight-rises-shootings-studios-mute-box-office-reports_article_67480
Yes yes yes - while I loved TDKR the instant I watched it, it was even more enjoyable the second time around! So many smart little details that were lost on me the first go-round.
It's been mentioned before but WB should REALLY consider denoting a portion of the profits from TDKR to a fund for the victims. I truly think it'd help the box office run.
Matter of semantics here - I would consider that pretty substantial. With the universal goodwill from TDK + the good reviews of the TDKR I was thinking $500 million was the floor.But if you do agree that the shooting will hurt its run - albeit by not as much as others here think - why are you sticking with $465?