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The Dark Knight Smashes Box Office Records

Jul 21 2008 - 8:15am


Many thought that breaking Spider-Man 3's record [1] for the biggest opening weekend ever would be difficult [2], even for The Dark Knight [3]. But the much-hyped and critically adored [4] sequel to Batman Begins shattered many records over the weekend — including Spidey's.

Earning an estimated $155.4 million, Bruce Wayne and gang smashed box office records [5] for the biggest single-day gross in history and the biggest opening weekend for an IMAX release.

According to Variety, Mamma Mia! [6] also broke records [7] by "narrowly beating Hairspray to become the top opener for a musical," earning $27.5 million over the weekend.

That is a lot of money that people spent at the movies this weekend. What did you see? And how many times?

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. [8]

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Links:
[1] http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm
[2] http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/lyons_den/b146887_beat_ben_box_office_giant_gotham_gross.html
[3] http://buzzsugar.com/tag/The+Dark+Knight
[4] http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/
[5] http://www.mediabynumbers.com/
[6] http://buzzsugar.com/tag/Mamma+Mia
[7] http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989210.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
[8] http://www.warnerbros.com/

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