Christian Bale released a statement regarding the allegation of verbal assault made by his mother and older sister. Bale said:

"Christian Bale attended a London Police station today, on a voluntary basis, in order to assist with an allegation that had been made against him to the police by his mother and sister. Mr Bale who denies the allegation, co-operated throughout, gave his account in full of the events in question, and has left the station without any charge being made against him by the Police. At this time, there will be no further comment by Mr Bale."

Bale’s mother and sister should be ashamed. There is a lot at stake by airing the family’s dirty laundry.

Christian Bale was arrested and released after being booked by police on an accusation of assault. Bale will have to return to a London police station for questioning in September.

On Sunday evening Christian’s mother Jenny (61), and sister Sharon (40), went to a police station in Hampshire and alleged Christian had verbally assaulted them both at the Dorchester Hotel in London.

In London verbal assault can be classified as a Class 4 or 5, with Class 4 being aggravated with "an intent to cause alarm." At this time it appears Bale was only accused of verbal assault. It seems that when mom and sister couldn’t win the verbal battle they played the victims, and could have damaged Bale’s career while he’s at the top. He might not want to spend too much time around those two in the future.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told E! News that Bale presently faces "no charges, all we are saying at the moment is that a 34-year-old male attended a central London police station this morning, by appointment, and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault."

Knowing the charges were not serious, and that Bale was not a flight risk, police allowed Bale to attend several interviews, and The Dark Knight movie premiere in London before he voluntarily went to the police station to be arrested and questioned. As with Amy Winehouse, and her many assaults caught on camera, Bale will most likely have the charges dropped.

Bale once told E! Online:

"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn’t be so adored in the slightest."

His mother and sister are probably no different. Put them in a room together, add a little disagreement, and KABOOM!

The picture above is Bale at the London movie premiere, and below is Bale, his wife, and daughter, as they left LAX on their way to London.

The Dark Knight Batman movie broke a new box office record making $155.34 million in its first weekend. The previous record was set by Spider-Man 3 in May of 2007 when it made $151.1 million.

Factoring in higher admission prices, however, "Spider-Man 3" may have sold slightly more tickets than "The Dark Knight."

At 2007’s average price of $6.88, "Spider-Man 3" sold 21.96 million tickets over opening weekend. Box office tracker Media By Numbers estimates today’s average movie prices at $7.08, which means "The Dark Knight" would have sold 21.94 million tickets.

"The Dark Knight," which cost $185 million to make, also broke the "Spider-Man 3" record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. "Spider-Man 3" opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.

Did you see The Dark Knight?

Christian Bale played Batman in the record breaking The Dark Knight movie, and soon he’ll be in another big movie, Terminator Salvation. Here is the first pic of Bale as John Connor.

As I mentioned yesterday, I went to see The Dark Knight Batman movie last evening, and I also saw Hellboy 2.

The critics said, "Don’t see Batman once, see it twice." They were right. This was a really different, much more gritty, and realistic superhero movie. Batman’s weaknesses were exposed, making him appear more like a real man trying to do the right thing, but also fighting the temptation to do the wrong thing.

The story was well written, and focused mostly on character development. A lot of action was thrown in, along with such a compelling story line that there were no dull moments. In fact, it was impossible to take my eyes off the screen the entire time. No one even got up to use the bathroom.

Heath Ledger is said to be up for an award for his work in this movie. After seeing his performance, I was blown away. Heath totally became The Joker, and literally made the role his own. Heath was the most real character in the whole movie. It was as if he really became The Joker, which makes it even more heart breaking that an actor with his gift died so young.

Everyone’s acting in this movie was superb. Although I thought Maggie Gyllenhaal was a terrible choice as Batman’s love interest, there is a reason she was chosen for the role.

I’m not going to give you any spoilers, except to say, "SEE THIS MOVIE." If you don’t see it at the theater, then see it later, but see it. This is superhero history. Superhero movies are getting better, and taking themselves much more serious, and making some serious money. The movie cost over $180 million to make, but it’s sure to break many movie profit records.

Tickets to The Dark Knight this weekend were selling for up to $1,500 on Craigslist. One ticket seller asked, “What are tickets worth to you?” Don’t get ripped off. Buy the tickets at their regular cost. Use the money you save for other things that are more important, like eating.

I saw Hellboy a few years ago out of interest, and it was pretty good. Last night I watched Hellboy 2 – The Golden Army after Batman, and it was really good as well. Hellboy 2 included a market scene that reminded me a lot of Harry Potter. There was a mix of action, love story, martial art style fighting, science fiction, magic, and a really tight story, plus some comedy thrown in. Hellboy 2 was entertaining from beginning to end.