| Movie Summary |  Iron Man |  Indiana Jones 4 |  The Dark Knight |
| Genre | Action / Adventure | Period Adventure | Action / Adventure |
| Studio | Paramount | Paramount | Warner Bros. |
| Release Date | May 2, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | July 18, 2008 |
| Domestic Gross | $318,412,101 | $317,101,119 | $533,345,358 |
| Production Budget | $140 million | $185 million | $185 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 6 min. | 2 hrs. | 2 hrs. 30 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 |
| MPAA Reason | some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content | adventure violence and scary images | intense sequences of violence and some menace |
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| Domestic Summary | Iron Man | Indiana Jones 4 | The Dark Knight |
| Total Gross | $318,412,101 | $317,101,119 | $533,345,358 |
| Opening Weekend* | $98,618,668 | $100,137,835 | $158,411,483 |
| Theaters | 4,105 | 4,260 | 4,366 |
| Average | $24,024 | $23,507 | $36,283 |
| Opening % of Total | 31.0% | 31.6% | 29.7% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -48.1% | -55.3% | -52.5% |
| Widest Release | 4,154 | 4,264 | 4,366 |
| Close Date | October 2, 2008 | October 16, 2008 | March 5, 2009 |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Iron Man | Indiana Jones 4 | The Dark Knight |
| Worldwide Gross | $585,174,222 | $786,636,033 | $1,003,045,358 |
| Foreign Gross | $266,762,121 | $469,534,914 | $469,700,000 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 45.6% | 59.7% | 46.8% |
| Domestic Gross | $318,412,101 | $317,101,119 | $533,345,358 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 54.4% | 40.3% | 53.2% |
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| Genres & Franchises | Iron Man | Indiana Jones 4 | The Dark Knight |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | #8 | - | #2 |
| Genre: Superhero | #8 | - | #2 |
| Showdown: Summer 2008 Crown | #2 | #3 | #1 |
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| Chart Rankings | Iron Man | Indiana Jones 4 | The Dark Knight |
| All Time Domestic | #31 | #33 | #4 |
| All Time Adjusted | #125 | #128 | #29 |
| All Time Worldwide | #85 | #42 | #16 |
| Yearly 2008 | #2 | #3 | #1 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2008 | #3 | #2 | #1 |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2008 | #2 | #3 | #1 |
| Worldwide Openings | #31 | #15 | #32 |
| Worldwide Yearly 2008 | #8 | #2 | #1 |
| Foreign Opening Weekends | #26 | #17 | #79 |
| Opening Weeks | #30 | #24 | #2 |
| Opening Day Gross | #34 | #65 | #10 |
| Single Day Gross | #58 | #63 | #11 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross | - | #6 | #15 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #27 | #38 | #9 |
| Single Day Monday Gross | - | #2 | #4 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #22 | #25 | #5 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #30 | #14 | #2 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | - | #6 | #18 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #37 | #43 | #7 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #37 | #42 | #7 |
| Opening Weekends | #26 | #25 | #5 |
| Opening Weekends - May | #12 | #11 | - |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #19 | #18 | #5 |
| Eleventh Weekends | #196 | - | #104 |
| Ninth Weekends | #153 | - | #55 |
| Tenth Weekends | #185 | - | #60 |
| Top 10-Day Grosses | #36 | #24 | #2 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #27 | #32 | #5 |
| Top 4-Day Grosses | #33 | #25 | #4 |
| Top 6-Day Grosses | #39 | #18 | #2 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #42 | #20 | #2 |
| Top 8-Day Grosses | #40 | #23 | #2 |
| Top 9-Day Grosses | #38 | #27 | #2 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | #38 | #18 | #2 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | #166 | - | #33 |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | #156 | - | #25 |
| Memorial Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #49 | #2 | - |
| Second Weekends | #21 | #32 | #3 |
| Third Weekends | #17 | #52 | #4 |
| Fourth Weekends | #17 | #57 | #5 |
| Fifth Weekends | #17 | #107 | #6 |
| Sixth Weekends | #72 | #174 | #22 |
| Seventh Weekends | #77 | #194 | #15 |
| Eighth Weekends | #90 | - | #41 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #318 | #465 | #414 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #714 | #991 | #894 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1063 | #1446 | #1304 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2473 | #3135 | #2906 |
| Rated PG-13 | #21 | #22 | #4 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #22 | #21 | #5 |
| Widest Releases | #24 | #14 | #7 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #30 | #12 | #5 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #21 | #10 | #5 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #18 | #12 | #5 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #27 | #30 | #7 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #38 | #19 | #5 |
| Fastest to $200 million | #41 | #25 | #2 |
| Fastest to $250 million | #35 | #27 | #2 |
| Fastest to $300 million | #28 | #24 | #2 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #485 | #482 | #505 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #86 | #102 | #125 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #10 | #340 | #1 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2008 Releases) | #2 | #60 | #1 |
| Yearly (Wide) 2008 | #2 | #3 | #1 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2008 | #3 | #2 | #1 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #44 | #25 | #2 |
| Non-Opening Friday Gross Adjusted | - | #7 | #29 |
| Non-Opening Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | #104 | #1 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #31 | #46 | #5 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | - | #4 | #6 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #29 | #32 | #8 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | #39 | #13 | #2 |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | - | #8 | #25 |
| Single Day Tuesday Gross Adjusted | - | #113 | #3 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | #83 | #91 | #9 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | #71 | #79 | #8 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - May | #16 | #14 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #34 | #32 | #2 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #25 | #23 | #2 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #35 | #44 | #4 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #27 | #102 | #9 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #41 | #132 | #17 |
| Fifth Weekends Adjusted | #69 | - | #37 |
| Sixth Weekends Adjusted | #165 | - | #72 |
| Seventh Weekends Adjusted | #188 | - | #69 |
| Eighth Weekends Adjusted | #197 | - | #112 |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #35 | #38 | #6 |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #25 | #24 | #2 |
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