The Dark Knight: All The Records Broken By Christopher Nolan's Batman Sequel
The Dark Knight is considered one of the greatest superhero movies ever made, and it was a massive critical and commercial success, to the point where it broke a variety of records, and not just at the box office. Batman is one of the most popular and beloved superheroes, and as such, he has been adapted to all types of media for years, but his most notable adventures have happened on the big screen. The Caped Crusader’s film history has been full of ups and downs, and so far, its peak has been Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
Christopher Nolan delivered some of the most successful film versions of Batman in his Dark Knight trilogy, beginning in 2005 with Batman Begins, which introduced Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader. Batman Begins explored the origin story of the title character and saw him come face to face with Ra’s al Ghul (Liam Neeson) and Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy), and its success made way for two more entries: The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The Dark Knight introduced a new Joker played by Heath Ledger, and thanks to his performance, the movie’s visuals, and its story, The Dark Knight became one of the best superhero movies ever, and stands out as the strongest entry in Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
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The Dark Knight also became one of the most influential movies of all time, with critics calling it the movie that “legitimized” superhero movies in the eyes of film studios, thus preparing the ground for franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe. The Dark Knight also broke different records and not just at the box office, which further established it as one of
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