

In the post-Aurora world, the movie ran behind The Dark Knight in each and every successive major box-office period.

In the pre-Aurora world, The Dark Knight Rises scored $30.6 million from opening-day midnight screenings, and towered above its predecessor, which debuted to $18.5 million in 2008. The Dark Knight Rises Outgrossed The Dark Knight…Briefly: We've noted it before, but it's worth noting again. Men in Black 3 Was the Most-Valuable Movie: Per a rundown of the studios' latest fiscal reports, Sony was about the only major player that saw a significant uptick in ticket revenue, and that was due to the not-especially beloved MiB sequel, which grossed $624 million worldwide.
Other bottom-line wonders: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which made 13 times its $10 million budget for a worldwide total of $131 million and, hey-whaddya know?- The Avengers, which did its $220 million budget about seven times better with a worldwide gross of $1.5 billion. That honor goes to Channing Tatum's Magic Mike, which cost $7 million and made $113 million domestically, per stats. The Avengers Wasn't the Most Powerful Movie: Well, all right, it was, but it didn't make 16 times its production budget. Here are more findings from the season, which concludes this holiday weekend:
