The Weekly Rising investigates how the superhero box-office returns will measure up.By Kevin P. SullivanChristian Bale on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises"Photo: Getty ImagesIn the battle of the summer superhero blockbusters, journalists and box-office analysts pitched the story as "The Avenger" versus "The Dark Knight Rises." Could Marvel's crazy experiment pay off? Would it be enough to stop Batman from owning the box office once again?... full story ![]()

They've could've been a contender - but was Skyfall, The Hobbit, Avengers Assemble, The Dark Knight Rises or Looper humiliated most?
mirror.co.uk (3 months and 26 days ago)
The wait is over, as Iron Man 3 opened nationwide last night to one of the biggest openings in film history. Pulling $15.6 million from midnight screenings, the latest entry in Marvel-Disney's superhero franchise takes eleventh place in all-time midnight openings, and the fourth-highest midnight opening for a superhero/comic book film, behind The Dark Knight Rises, The...
forbes.com (1 month and 15 days ago)

Django, the Avengers and Ted also square off at Sunday's show. By Kevin P. Sullivan Christian Bale as Batman in 'The Dark Knight Rises' Photo: Warner Bros.
mtv.com (2 months and 10 days ago)

For the "Iron Man" franchise, the third time was the charm. According to numbers released by Disney, the studio's "Iron Man 3" grossed $175.3 million during its opening weekend, the second biggest debut ever behind only last year's "Marvel's The Avengers," which was also released by Disney. Coupled with an international gross over $504.8 million thus far, "Iron Man 3" has...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
‘Ted,” “The Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises” were nominated for the MTV Awards’ best movie of the year. The awards show, important to Hollywood because MTV viewers are the prime movie audience, airs April 14 from LA...
nypost.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
CLEVELAND — A North Ridgeville man will spend six months in prison for bringing a bag of weapons into a showing of the “Dark Knight Rises” Batman movie last August.
morningjournal.com (2 months and 30 days ago)

"Legends of the Knight" will feature interviews with "Dark Knight Rises" producer Michael Uslan and comic book writer Denny O'Neil.
hollywoodreporter.com (3 months and 23 days ago)
wired.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Prince William and Prince Harry bow down to someone else other than the Queen ... the Dark Knight.The Royal brothers -- along with pregnant Kate Middleton -- went batty acting like little kids checking out props from "The Dark Knight" trilogy at the…
tmz.com (1 month and 22 days ago)

Christopher Nolan has already offered roles to Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway for his new mind-incepting sci-fi film Interstellar. Now Jessica Chastain is in negotiations for one of the lead roles. Jonathan Nolan, Chris's brother and screenwriter on The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Prestige, wrote the script. "The ambition is ... More »
vulture.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
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