The Dark Knight has become only the fourth movie in history to cross the $1 billion mark at the box office.
Warner Brothers has announced that Christopher Nolan's film, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, has now grossed $1,001,082,160 worldwide.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio's domestic distribution president Dan Fellman said: "From our initial record-shattering opening weekend to the unprecedented momentum of the film's box office run, we could not be more proud of The Dark Knight.
"We salute our filmmakers, cast and crew on making cinematic history."
The superhero movie now ranks in fourth place in the list of the highest-grossing films of all time, behind Titanic ($1.84 billion), The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King ($1.13 billion) and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1.06 billion).
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