Really people? Batman sales fizzle in the wake of a tragedy. A tragedy that could have been much worse had that madman had a bomb. Thank God he didn't. But frankly it also could have been less tragic had concealed carry been available. Argue that liberals! Guns don't kill..People do.

It's a movie. It's a movie we pay to see. We are not forced to go to it. Do you really believe Batman has something to do with it?

Let me steal a phrase from the Dems. Well part of a phrase:

"IT'S THE HEART STUPID!"

Not the movie. Not the gun. Not Batman, Joker or Two Face. It's the heart. Change the heart. And you can change the world.

But if you can't determine reality from fiction, goodness you'll never survive "life".

'Dark Knight Rises' fades after tragedy

Despite an easy No. 1 over weak competition this weekend at theaters, the third chapter of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is fading faster than analysts expected, still overshadowed by last week's slaying of 12 people at a theater in Aurora, Colo.

The film did $64.1 million, bringing the final chapter's 10-day haul to $289.1million, according to studio estimates from Hollywood.com. While the haul is sizable, analysts say the movie is unlikely to come near the grosses of 2008's The Dark Knight, which did $533 million.

With the "lingering effects of the Aurora shooting, suddenly even $400 million is rapidly becoming a pipe dream," says Tim Briody of Boxofficeprophets.com.For a moment, analysts expected Rises to do just that: survive the tragedy. Although last week's massacre at the Thursday midnight premiere marred the movie's release, Rises still scored a weekend debut of $160.9 million, putting it third in the record books thanks primarily to online sales.

And while Rises is earning stellar reviews, this weekend's haul marks a 60% decline from its opening (though this weekend did not feature midnight screenings). Analysts wondered whether the shootings cast a pall over overall moviegoing, while some also noted the Olympics' opening ceremony may have winnowed audiences.

Read more on how the Joker and Batman are ruining your weekends: http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-07-29/Dark-Knight-Rises-fades-at-box-office/56574378/1