Close up: Dark Knight, still rising

The big story As predicted , The Dark Knight Rises continued to dominate headlines this week, with other film releases struggling to make their presence felt. Much of the news surrounding the film centered on the terrible events in Colorado . Following the mass killing at the late-night showing of the film, Warner Brothers took the decision to cancel the Paris premiere , disclosed plans to make a "substantial" donation to charities supporting victims of the killings and, as a mark of respect, delayed the reporting of opening box office figures. Once the numbers were made public, box office analysts confirmed that The Dark Knight Rises had debuted with the third highest US opening of all time last weekend, $160.9m. The figure was lower than expected, but still enough to put it firmly in the 'massively successful' category. However, despite hefty takings and an enthusiastic response from critics, it's looking unlikely that The Dark Knight Rises will win big come Oscar-season . Following a screening for Academy Award voters at the Samuel Goldwyn theatre in Beverly Hills last weekend, one audience member told the Hollywood reporter : "People were kind of disappointed. It wasn't because of [Colorado]. I just don't think that this picture will get any nominations [beyond technical nods]." Time will tell if that's correct – but, judging from the comments of Guardian readers who've seen the film, it sounds like Academy voters' views don't chime closely with the majority of cinema-goers . In the news Jeremy Renner may play Julian Assange in WikiLeaks film The Dark Knight Rises fails to impress Oscars judges Simon Ward, actor, dies aged 70 Looper to open Toronto international film festival Mira Nair's 9/11 drama to open Venice film festival The Dark Knight Rises makes box office record – but set to be down on predictions My favourite Hitchcock Peter Bradshaw on Psycho Killian Fox on Rear Window Philip French on The Lady Vanishes Tony Paley on The 39 Steps On the blog Why Dr Seuss continues to charm America How co-ops can save local cinema Cine-files: Broadway, Nottingham Clip joint: amusement parks The Dark Knight Rises bats Spider-Man away at the UK box office The Dark Knight Rises, and takes Imax with him The Dark Knight trilogy as our generation's Godfather Watch and listen The Guardian Film Show: Dr Seuss' The Lorax and Searching for Sugar Man Ping Pong: watch the table tennis documentary on demand Trailer review: The Tall Man comes up short on terror Man of Steel trailers: a hitchhiker from another galaxy The Master trailer: will Paul Thomas Anderson's film inspire devotion? Looper: watch the trailer Further reading What if the Olympics opening ceremony was directed by Ken Loach? Susan Sarandon: 'I've done everything wrong' Reel History: Anne of the Indies forces facts to walk the plank Marilyn Monroe: proto-feminist? Michelangelo Antonioni: the movie revolutionary In the paper In this Friday's G2 Film & Music Kira Cochrane goes behind the scenes at the BBFC, who celebrate their 100th anniversary this year, Phil Hoad maps out the future of the global blockbuster, and Joe Queenan writes on what happens when you realise you like an actor you thought you hated. On Saturday The Guide meets Mila Kunis and Seth McFarlane, stars of forthcoming comedy Ted. And finally Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook