Batman The Dark Knight

$1 Billion in Earnings and Counting

Director Chris Nolan builds on his rationalist approach to the Batman character that he first worked with in Batman Begins in 2005.

General release July 18, 2008 (Both USA theaters and IMAX)
Finally pulled from theatres on March 5, 2009 by Warner Bros: A 231 day run in national release.
World Gross: $1,003,045,358 Billion USD Worldwide (checked 2012)
IMAX Gross: $64.9 million ($49.9 million domestic): Was re-released to IMAX on January 23, 2009
Released by Warner Bros (which owns DC Comics, which in turn owns
the intellectual property credited as originated by cartoonist Bob Kane)
DVD release on December 9, 2008
DVD sales estimated to June 2009: 12.8 million copies, $222 million USD in earnings. ($260,679,798 in DVD home video sales through 2012).
Original Production Budget $185 million
MPAA Rating PG-13
Running Time: 152 minutes