'Dark Knight' Rerelease -- Standard and IMAX -- Set for January 23rd
Filed under: Warner Brothers, Fandom, Distribution, Exhibition, Comic/Superhero/Geek
I was compiling my tentative best-of-the-year list yesterday (there are three or four contenders I have yet to see, but a Cinematical deadline forced me to jump the gun), and surprised myself somewhat by how high I wound up placing The Dark Knight. I loved the movie back in the summer, but my tendency with these films is to geek out initially, then come to my senses after a few weeks. But The Dark Knight stayed with me after two theatrical viewings, and the Oscar campaign Warner Bros. is ramping up suddenly seems like serious business. If anyone is still on the fence about the film -- or if, God forbid, anyone hasn't seen it -- you'll get another chance to check it out in theaters on January 23rd, according to a press release making the rounds yesterday. There was some speculation just this week that the planned January rerelease wouldn't include another IMAX appearance by The Dark Knight, but this isn't so. The nationwide rerelease will include both IMAX and regular theaters. This is good news for me, since I never got around to seeing the film in IMAX. Initially, I was afraid that Christopher Nolan's fondness for quick edits and choppy cinematography would make The Dark Knight a blur on the huge screen, but everyone says it's glorious, so I'll give it a shot.
Part of the motivation here is surely to have The Dark Knight surpass $1 billion in worldwide grosses, which it is less than $4 million from doing. It would only be the fourth film in history to do so. It is currently sitting $70 million behind Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, so it is likely to remain in fourth place for the time being.
Meanwhile, The Dark Knight hits DVD on December 9th. Will you go back to the theater in January?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-05-2008 @ 9:21AM
NP said...
Absolutely. I'm excited to receive the DVD and will no doubt watch the film at least once or twice on home, but I will surely take up the chance to see it again in IMAX one more time.
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12-05-2008 @ 10:37AM
GeekOr said...
w00t!
I'll watch the IMAX viewing again.
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12-05-2008 @ 10:58AM
Andy said...
Not too get too weird about it, but seeing the Dark Knight in IMAX was a completely different experience than just going to the movies. It was incredibly exhilarating...gives you some kind of buzz. I will gladly get it on DVD next week, and then line up in January to see it in IMAX for the fourth time.
(and keep in mind, I am neither a comic fanboy, or even a genre fanboy, I just like a good movie)
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12-05-2008 @ 11:48AM
Astin said...
This and Ironman are the reasons I'm going Blu-Ray at home. I'll also make sure I catch in IMAX this time around, having missed out the first time. I can stop kicking myself now I guess.
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12-05-2008 @ 7:49PM
Linda said...
Dark Knight is still playing in one small theater here in RI this week, love it! I'd see it in IMAX again.
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12-05-2008 @ 8:33PM
Chris said...
Absolutely! I normally would NEVER see a movie in IMAX, but I was convinced it would blow me away. I was blown away. The theater I was in, when the first shot of the very scene of the movie came up, one sole voice in the audience said, "holy sh**!" It's definitely worth it!
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12-06-2008 @ 10:11AM
Ryan said...
Yes! I didn't get to see it in IMAX when it came out and was always planning on seeing it when they re-release. I can't wait!
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1-13-2009 @ 4:20PM
Lex said...
HECK YES!!!! i love this freakin movie! I've seen it five times and theaters and once in imax!!! i have to see it in imax again because IT WAS AMAZING!!!!! i could have peed my pants when i watched some of the sequences! AHHHH IM SOOO EXCITED!!!
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1-18-2009 @ 9:44PM
sweetbabay007 said...
Yes, I will see it at the theater again. I saw it 6 times in the theater, including at IMAX and midnight showings, and have the Batpod edition Blue ray of The Dark Knight. I am encouraging anyone I know that missed it over the summer to see it on the big screen! Can't wait to see it again!
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