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Is This the Weekend ‘The Dark Knight’ Will Finally Come in Second Place?
Now that The Dark Knight has broken practically every record (including the ones for world’s longest fingernails and Olympic long jump) and outgrossed formidable competition like The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer and Space Chimps, could its three-week reign as our No. 1 movie finally be nearing an end? According to Fantasy Moguls, Pineapple Express is on track to earn as much as $28.7 million over the next three days, while the latest Batman adventure will probably make another $27 million (bringing its overall gross to a not-bad $440 million). Obviously this is a close race, but if Knight does somehow manage to stay ahead and it can hold its own against Tropic Thunder next weekend, Vulture predicts it will be America’s No. 1 movie through the winter and Paul Dergarabedian will have to talk about it every Sunday for the rest of his life.
WEEKEND ESTIMATES: ‘Pineapple Express’ Slow After Fast Start but May Still Hit $45M for 5-Day and Could Top ‘Dark Knight’ for 3-Day Crown [Fantasy Moguls via /Film]