Speaking of The Dark Knight, how much money will this thing make?

After its second weekend, TDK sits at $314.2 million domestic. That’s the highest 10-day gross, ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest ($258.3 million) and Spider-Man 3 ($240.2 million).

Time to start thinking big picture. According to BoxOfficeMojo, TDK is the 23rd-highest-grossing film of all time. It’s about to pass Transformers, The Lion King and Forrest Gump. Probably by Friday.

What’s next? How about the original Spider-Man, which sits at the lofty $403.7M? TDK should pass that in two weeks. Could it challenge George Lucas’ Star Wars, currently the No. 2 highest-grossing film at $460.9M? Could it make a run at the untouchable Titanic, with $600.7M?!?!

Unlikely. But it’s possible. TDK has reached Titanic’s halfway point in 10 days! And nothing is on the horizon that might steal TDK’s thunder. When all is said and done, Warner’s decision to release this blockbuster sequel at the end of July - when all the event movies had come and gone - might have been its wisest move yet.