In comparison with anything except "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises" looks like a blockbuster. Its "definite interest" and "first choice" figures are even slightly higher than those of 2009's "The Dark Knight," which opened to $158.4 million. The people who have seen the data expect that "The Dark Knight Rises" will have a massive opening of more than $150 million and could approach the "Avengers" record.
