Well Batman Begins made $205,343,774 Domestic(in USA basically), and $166,510,009 foreign for a total of $371,853,783. This might look like an unstoppable number, but Indy is set to hit 300 million in America ALONE(160 mil is very likely for this 5-day Memorial Day weekend).
The Dark Knight should make more money than Begins, and it will be a great film I think(in fact, besides Indy 4 its the one movie I want to see the most. Batman is the coolest dude ever...sorry Indy and John McClane
). The whole Ledger death might draw more attention to the film, even though its appeal might not be as big as Indy(but seriously, who doesn't like Batman? He has the brains of Sherlock Holmes and the moves of a highly-trained ninja. Plus an almost limitless supply of money). I think Indy 4 might make more money than Batman this year, but I have to see what the final numbers for Iron Man/Wall-E are before its the BO king of '08
Off-topic a bit, but how come nobody has figured out Bruce Wayne = Batman.
Detective A: Batman appears to be in great psychical shape, lives in Gotham City, has enough money to buy expensive gear/equipment/vehicles, is injured a lot, and has an excuse for leaving any social event at any time.
Dectective B: My God...he could be anybody!
Yeah, just how many white, extremely rich billionaires with excuses for every injury live in Gotham City?