Admit it, you missed it! Whether it was Christian Bale’s dark, brooding demeanor and grave yet not-too-stereotypical voice that titillated your ocelot, or whether Heath Ledger’s role as a blood-thirsty homicidal sociopath reminded you that you can’t have slaughter without laughter, this is going to put a smile on your face:

This January, Warner Bros are re-releasing this July’s block-buster movie “The Dark Knight” in giant-screen venues (it remains to be seen if in smaller ones as well), just in time for the Academy Awards on the 22nd, which incidentally is also the anniversary of Heath Ledger’s demise.

But really now, why so serious about that? Bale’s and especially Ledger’s critically hailed and fan-praised performance is going to hit the screens once more in the hopes of not only refreshing Oscar voters’ memories about the grim hero (and anti-hero)’s story, but also in the hopes of scaring up enough cash to increase the $952 million total revenue, not just past the $1 billion mark, but perhaps even catch the massive $1.84 billion grossed by Titanic, the only movie The Dark Knight is second to in terms of total sales.

The bad news about this release is that it also means that The Dark Knight DVD will probably be delayed so as not to decrease sales from the theatres, unlike the two other big comic books films of the summer: Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk whose DVDs are coming out this October. Although, even if you’re a home movie enthusiast, there’s no need to worry, we’re sure that Warner will find a way to put a smile on your face!