Batman finally did it.
It took a little more than a month, but "The Dark Knight Rises" finally crossed the billion mark as of Sunday.
Domestically, the film has earned $431.2 million, significantly less than its 2008 predecessor's $533.3 million.
All together, the third film in the Nolan series has pulled ahead of "The Dark Knight" with a big push from overseas.
Only 13 films have ever crossed the $1 billion mark at theaters.
Here are the other 12 to date:
"The Dark Knight": $1.003 billion
"Alice in Wonderland": $1.02 billion
"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace": $1.03 billion
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides": $1.04 billion
"Toy Story 3": $1.06 billion
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest": $1.07 billion
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": $1.1billion
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon": $1.12 billion
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2": $1.33 billion
"The Avengers": $1.5 billion
"Titanic": $2.18 billion
"Avatar": $2.78 billion
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