Interestingly, neither a BFF movie [1] nor a stoner action-comedy could dethrone The Dark Knight [2] in its fourth weekend. Having already surpassed the $400 million mark [3] in domestic ticket sales, the superhero movie pulled in another $26 million over the weekend.

According to Variety, the movie has now taken the place of Shrek 2 [4] to "become the third highest domestic grosser of all time with a cume of $441.5 million. It’s expected to beat Star Wars in the next week before finally settling at No. 2."

Pineapple Express [5] came in second place with $22.4 million (however, it has earned a total of $40.4 million since it opened last Wednesday), followed by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [6] in third, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 [7] in fourth, and Step Brothers [8] in fifth place.

What do you think? Will The Dark Knight score five weeks in a row at No. 1?

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures [9]