Warner Bros. premieres iOS app editions of 'Dark Knight,' 'Inception'

With sales of digital movies via Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s iTunes still unavailable across 23 international markets, Warner Bros. is releasing filmmaker Christopher Nolan's big-screen blockbusters The Dark Knight and Inception as iOS application downloads distributed in the App Store--the first time movies have been available for download on Apple devices outside of iTunes, The Los Angeles Times reports. Both apps are available as free downloads, and include the first five minutes of the film alongside games, trivia and related bonus features--each complete film is available as an in-app purchase, with The Dark Knight priced at $9.99 and Inception priced at $11.99, corresponding with their respective iTunes prices.

"We think this is an innovative way to build a global footprint on devices that are optimized for video viewing," said Warner Bros. president of digital distribution Thomas Gewecke, adding that the studio is presently at work on app editions of other films in its library.

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