It's not that $512 million isn't enough. It's that The Dark Knight could do so much more.

No exact date has been settled on, but Warner Bros. is planning to rerelease the box-office behemoth in January, just in time for a final Oscar-season push before Motion Picture Academy members have to turn in their ballots.

"It's just a matter of bringing it back as a reminder for people," a studio source told the Hollywood Reporter. It's uncertain how wide the release will be or whether both IMAX and conventional theaters will be involved.