User blog:Ceauntay/Batman vs. Carly Shay: The Box Office Competion Begins

It's going to be a close call if either Bruce Wayne or Carly Shay are competing against each other at the weekend box office when The Dark Knight Rises opens in theaters this Friday, and iCarly: The Sequel in theaters next Friday.

Box office observers believe that both The Dark Knight Rises and iCarly: The Sequel will open big, but The Dark Knight Rises is managing to pull off some muscle to break records including biggest opening for a 2D film.

The Dark Knight Rises is expected to outtake its predecessor The Dark Knight, which made $158.4 million four years ago, the previous record as biggest opening weekend of all-time before being broken three years later to last summer's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with $169.2 million. The Avengers soars Harry Potter with $207.4 million, by nearly $40 million, thanks to 3D.

Due to the fact that The Avengers can make more money releasing in 3D, The Dark Knight Rises is only in 2D. And iCarly: The Sequel is only in regular theaters.

It's predecessor iCarly: The Movie earned $50.3 million in its opening weekend nearly two years ago. And iCarly: The Sequel may have a lower opening to at least $30 million. A strong opening, but not as strong to outtake any films from Nickelodeon Movies where iCarly: The Movie currently holds as Nickelodeon Movies' biggest opening ever.

Will The Dark Knight Rises beat The Avengers? Will iCarly: The Sequel take over the weekend box office before The Dark Knight Rises rules over in a couple of weeks?