<P> Warner Bros. chose to film in Chicago for 13 weeks , because Nolan had a `` truly remarkable experience '' filming part of Batman Begins there . Instead of using the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises , as Batman Begins did , The Dark Knight shows Wayne Enterprises as being headquartered in the Richard J. Daley Center . While filming in Chicago , the film was given the false title Rory 's First Kiss to lower the visibility of production , but the local media eventually uncovered the ruse . Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun - Times commented on the absurdity of the technique , `` Is there a Bat - fan in the world that does n't know Rory 's First Kiss is actually The Dark Knight , which has been filming in Chicago for weeks ? '' Production of The Dark Knight in Chicago generated $45 million in the city 's economy and created thousands of jobs . For the film 's prologue involving the Joker , the crew shot in Chicago from April 18 , 2007 to April 24 , 2007 . They returned to shoot from June 9 , 2007 , to early September . Noticeably , unlike Batman Begins , less CGI was used to disguise Chicago . Many recognizable locations were used in the film , like the Sears Tower , Navy Pier , 330 North Wabash , the James R. Thompson Center , Trump International Hotel and Tower , LaSalle Street , The Berghoff , Randolph Street Station , and Hotel 71 . An old Brach 's factory was used as Gotham Hospital . The defunct Van Buren Street post office doubles as Gotham National Bank for the opening bank robbery . Several sequences , including one car chase , were shot on the lower level of Wacker Drive . The Marina City towers also appear in the background throughout the movie . </P>
<P> Warner Bros. chose to film in Chicago for 13 weeks , because Nolan had a `` truly remarkable experience '' filming part of Batman Begins there . Instead of using the Chicago Board of Trade Building as the location for the headquarters of Wayne Enterprises , as Batman Begins did , The Dark Knight shows Wayne Enterprises as being headquartered in the Richard J. Daley Center . While filming in Chicago , the film was given the false title Rory 's First Kiss to lower the visibility of production , but the local media eventually uncovered the ruse . Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun - Times commented on the absurdity of the technique , `` Is there a Bat - fan in the world that does n't know Rory 's First Kiss is actually The Dark Knight , which has been filming in Chicago for weeks ? '' Production of The Dark Knight in Chicago generated $45 million in the city 's economy and created thousands of jobs . For the film 's prologue involving the Joker , the crew shot in Chicago from April 18 , 2007 to April 24 , 2007 . They returned to shoot from June 9 , 2007 , to early September . Noticeably , unlike Batman Begins , less CGI was used to disguise Chicago . Many recognizable locations were used in the film , like the Sears Tower , Navy Pier , 330 North Wabash , the James R. Thompson Center , Trump International Hotel and Tower , LaSalle Street , The Berghoff , Randolph Street Station , and Hotel 71 . An old Brach 's factory was used as Gotham Hospital . The defunct Van Buren Street post office doubles as Gotham National Bank for the opening bank robbery . Several sequences , including one car chase , were shot on the lower level of Wacker Drive . The Marina City towers also appear in the background throughout the movie . </P>
where is gotham city filmed in the dark knight
where is gotham city filmed in the dark knight
Chicago
Chicago