How to Make a $1 Billion Dollar Blockbuster Movie
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A superhero with abandonment issues did it.
So did a bunch of pirates with chronic halitosis.
What's their secret?
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Christopher Nolan's second entry in the Batman series, "The Dark Knight" just became the fourth film in the history of the world to cross the $1 billion threshold in worldwide revenues, joining "Titanic," "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
But really, with those films as competition, how hard can it be to make your very own billion dollar baby?
We talked to Chris Thilk, writer/publisher of MovieMarketingMadness.com, to learn the reel secrets behind making mega-mega successful films.
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PHOTO ESSAY: The 10 Secrets to $1 Billion Success.