The Dark Knight Rises Wins the Box Office Second Week

by Maggie Pehanick 1

Christopher Nolan's third Batman flick The Dark Knight Rises maintained its top spot at the box office in its second week of release. The film earned $64 million, bringing its total gross to a cool $289 million. Ice Age: Continental Drift came in at a distant second, earning $13.3 million, followed by new release The Watch, which took in $13 million. Fellow opener Step Up Revolution made $11.8 million, and the comedy Ted held onto fifth with $7.4 million. In other box office news, Magic Mike crossed the $100 million mark in its fifth week of release.

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