The Dark Knight, the newest Batman film, is now the second highest grossing domestic film in Hollywood history, collecting over US$500m.

Commenting on the success of the film and what this could mean for The Dark Knight pinball machine, Gary Stern of Stern Pinball said: "This incredible success shows how incredibly popular the Batman title is.

"Every operator and interested homeowner should have Stern’s Batman pinball machine in their location or house as it is a great game."

Features of the Batman pinball include: The Joker’s Reveal Mechanism, a mechanical cylinder that rotates to reveal and fight a taunting Joker; Scarecrow’s Crane, a mechanical crane featuring a spring-attach pinball which the player can strike with the pinball; the Batmobile Bridge, a teeter totter mechanism that races a pinball against a Hot Wheels Batmobile; an upper mini-playfield; and lots of multi-ball action.