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The Dark Knight Returns to the Big Screen on January 23

Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing THE DARK KNIGHT back for a return engagement in IMAX and conventional theaters on January 23, 2009, giving audiences one more chance to see the film on the big screen. The film will re-open nationwide in 500 screens, 143 of them IMAX.

One of the most celebrated and successful films of this or any year, THE DARK KNIGHT has been hailed by both critics and audiences since its original release last July. The film garnered widespread acclaim for its artistic and technical achievements, culminating with the film being named on more than 150 critics' lists of the year's top-ten films.

In addition, the filmmakers behind THE DARK KNIGHT have been honored by their peers, with Christopher Nolan receiving a Directors Guild of America Award nomination; producers Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma Thomas garnering a Producers Guild of America Award nomination; and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay going to Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer. Cast member Heath Ledger received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and has also won a Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Award and numerous other critics groups' awards for Best Supporting Actor.

THE DARK KNIGHT also won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Action Film, and swept the People's Choice Awards in five categories, including Favorite Movie and Favorite Cast. It is considered a favorite to get a nomination in several Oscar categories, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger), Visual Effects (Double Negative, Framestore, Animal Makers, BUF, Escape Studios, Gentle Giant Studios, Mediscene and New Deal Studios), Adapted Screenplay (Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan) and Director (Christopher Nolan).

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