The Dark Knight is showing strnog advance tickets sales that have surpassed both Iron Man and Indiana 4 at this point, and the marketing for The Dark Knight has been incredibly strnoger than either of those two movies. Plus, the Star Wars prequels did not achieve overall positive reviews, and they were marked with disappointment by many, and Indy 4 s reception is mixed, while The Dark Knight is riding on the very well received Batman Begins, which did not show strnog muscle at the box office but sold a lot on DVD. And early word from professional critics regarding the Dark Knight are calling it nothing short of a masterpiece . Not just a good comic book film adaption, but a great movie period.And it should be mentioned, almost 20 years of anticipation doesn't guarantee everything. Iron Man could be considered new to the general public's mind, but it is doing slightly better domestically at the box office than Indy 4. And Star Wars and Indy 4 catered to different generations, meaning the people who were highly anticipating those films may not actually be looking forward to the Batman movie, or vice versa. The Dark Knight could be simply be resonating with this generation at the right time. And of course, Heath Ledger's death could be having a profound impact on the public's interest for the film.

by Marshall 02:52:58 AM 2013.06.28