Dark Knight In Theaters This Week 17 July

The wait is over! 'The Dark Knight' most anticipated sequel to 'Batman Begins' finally makes it debut today with my expectations it would break the USD$100million barrier as the box office weekend champion this week. Christopher Nolan the director of 'The Dark Knight' - I've sensed his talent which I can said 'totally awesome', fresh ideas, gripping and intensely made when his film 'Memento' was shown back in the year 2000, all the critics giving 'two thumbs up' for it. Even in 'Batman Begins' and 'The Prestige', his work is totally outstanding and very classy. Adding on the flame for the audiences to flock in to cinemas worldwide this week is the undeniable 'Heath Ledger' for his potrayal as 'The Joker', other star power includes: Aaron Echart, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Maggie Gylenhaal and Gary Oldman. Christian Bale with director Christopher Nolan, the pair seen by many as making the best Caped Crusader film ever with 2005's 'Batman Begins' will bring 'The Dark Knight' into the newest height hope to beat the record debut of Sony Pictures Entertainment's "Spider-Man 3" in 2007, which reached $151 million. Sony Pictures is part of Japanese electronics company Sony Corp.
Mama Mia! The new musical drama from Universal Pictures will also opens this week. Abba fans heads up ok, hits including "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Winner Takes It All" are all on the movie. With star power of Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, this movie is going to do well [haha..since last year musical of 'Hairspray' which stars John Travolta can also easily hit USD$100million].
My predictions this weekend 1) The Dark Knight USD$105million 2) Mama Mia USD$35million - Ibrahem.S

The Dark Knight
Copyright © 2008 Warner Bros Pictures

The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In the new film, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

	July 18th, 2008
	Christopher Nolan
	Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Roberts, Anthony Michael Hall, Nestor Carbonell, Melinda McGraw, Nathan Gamble, Michael Jai White
	Warner Bros. Pictures
	Action, Action
	thedarkknight.com
	PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and some menace
	152 minutes

Mama Mia!
Copyright © 2008 Universal Pictures

Meryl Streep will play the rebellious single mother of a bride-to-be who never met her father. The daughter invites three likely paternal candidates to her wedding, and the ensuing conflict triggers the performance of 22 Abba hits including "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Winner Takes It All." Based on the crowd-pleasing musical that has played in 130 cities around the world and has grossed $1.6 billion since its 1999 opening.

	July 18th, 2008
	Phyllida Lloyd
	Catherine Johnson
	Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper
	Universal Pictures
	Comedy, Musical, Romance
	mammamiamovie.com
	PG-13 for for some sex-related comments
	108 minutes

Space Chimps
Copyright © 2008 20th Century Fox

"Space Chimps" is a comedy adventure about two NASA chimps that are sent to a galaxy far, far away. One chimp has 'The Right Stuff,' and the other, a good natured goofball, has 'The Wrong Stuff.' The two chimps find themselves on a strange, uncharted planet, where they embark on a fantastical journey to save its inhabitants from a tyrannical leader. Barry Sonnenfeld will produce animated laffer.

	July 18th, 2008
	Kirk De Micco
	Simon Goltsman, Kirk De Micco
	Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Warburton, Cheryl Hines
	20th Century Fox
	Adventure, Animation, Comedy
	spacechimpspower.com
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