{"id":15769,"date":"2012-07-23T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T19:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=15769"},"modified":"2012-07-23T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T19:59:30","slug":"dark-knight-rises-ends-batman-franchise-for-warner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=15769","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dark Knight Rises\u2019 Ends Batman Franchise For Warner"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES – The release of Warner Bros.’ movie “The Dark Knight Rises”<\/em> brings to an end one of Hollywood’s most enduring franchises, as the studio searches to find a new one capable of matching Batman’s<\/em> box office success.<\/p>\n

The Time Warner-owned studio has been Hollywood’s King of Franchises for years. Over the last decade it generated worldwide ticket sales of $12 billion from its “Lord of the Rings,”<\/em> “Batman,”<\/em> and “Harry Potter”<\/em> films.<\/p>\n

Eight of the 20 highest-grossing films of all time come from one of those franchises, according to website Box Office Mojo.<\/p>\n

“The Dark Knight Rises”<\/em> will be the last of the Batman series that began in 2005, director Christopher Nolan<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n

“Harry Potter,”<\/em> Warner Brother’s biggest franchise, ended last summer with the largest of eight films, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2,”<\/em> which generated $1.3 billion worldwide.<\/p>\n

‘Dark Knight Rises’ Reportedly Earns $160M<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 “The Dark Knight Rises”<\/em> was on track to earn $160 million, which would be a record for 2-D films, over the weekend following a mass shooting at a Colorado screening of the Batman<\/em> film.
\nMedia outlets reported Sunday that the latest Batman<\/em> sequel earned $160 million to $162 million.<\/p>\n

That amount would best the $158.4 million debut of “The Dark Knight”<\/em> in 2008 and give “Dark Knight Rises”<\/em> the third-highest domestic weekend opening ever, after the 3-D films “The Avengers”<\/em> with $207.4 million and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2014 Part 2”<\/em> with $169.2 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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