Washington
(ANI):
Heath
Ledger
starrer
'The
Dark
Knight'
has
hit
the
300-million
dollars
mark
-
just
10
days
after
its
release.
The
Batman
adventure
can
now
claim
title
to
400
million
dollars
at
the
box
office
in
only
18
days
-
the
fastest
pace
ever,
Warner
Bros.
announced
on
Aug
5.
Jeff
Goldstein,
general
sales
manager
for
the
film
company,
said
the
movie,
starring
Christian
Bale
and
the
late
Heath
Ledger,
sliced
in
half
the
amount
of
time
it
took
the
previous
record
to
hit
400
million
dollars.
'The
Dark
Knight'
also
holds
the
distinction
of
being
the
top-grossing
comic-book
adaptation
in
history.
In
terms
of
overall
performance,
the
film
already
ranks
No.
8
among
all-time
box-office
hits.
The
Dark
Knight
is
a
follow-up
to
2005''s
Batman
Returns.
Both
films
were
directed
by
Christopher
Nolan
and
star
actor
Christian
Bale
as
the
'Caped
Crusader'.
Interest
in
the
sequel
has
been
stoked
by
Heath
Ledger''s
edgy
turn
as
the
villainous
Joker,
in
what
turned
out
to
be
the
Australian
actor''s
last
completed
role
before
he
died
of
an
accidental
overdose
of
prescription
pills
in
January.