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Only three other movies have done it in Hollywood history.

Now, Warner Bros’ “Dark Knight” hopes to squeeze out some extra numbers and join “Titanic”, “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, as the fourth film to surpass the historical $1 billion dollar revenue mark.

With an original studio budget of $185 million, “Dark Knight” has at least quintupled that number in gross revenues, standing at $997.6 million.

“Dark Knight’s at a trickle now with no new territories,” Box Office Mojo’s Brandon Gray said in an email. “[But] it’s possible that it already has [hit the billion-dollar mark], as unreported grosses can suddenly come in.

And now that the count down is on to enter the billionaire club, according to E Online news, the ten digit goal may only be two weeks away, as “Dark Knight” hits the shelves on DVD release on December 9.

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