Between Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise and the Harry Potter series, Time Warner raked in more than $9 billion in box office receipts over the past decade. After The Dark Knight Rises ends its run, what hero will save movie theaters from the attack of the red ink?
Warner Brothers' The Dark Knight is the first flick to be offered directly via the social network. It's a small test, but when Facebook enters a business, competitors get nervous: Here's how this move could trigger a round of mergers among Netflix and other established players.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" had the most successful opening of the series so far, bringing in $125 million in U.S. box office sales last weekend. That gives the Warner Bros. title the sixth-most successful U.S. movie launch ever.
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