Movies
'Dark Knight' breaks US box office records
Published Monday, Jul 21 2008, 09:38 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The sequel's $155.34 million haul is $4.7 million ahead of the first weekend gross for last summer's Spider-Man 3. The Batman movie had earlier shattered the opening day record, taking in $66.4 million on Friday.
The Dark Knight will likely overtake predecessor Batman Begins's total domestic gross ($205 million) by next weekend.
The top ten also saw new entries from musical Mamma Mia! (number two) and animated comedy Space Chimps (number seven). Last week's chart leader Hellboy II: The Golden Army took a nosedive, experiencing a 70% drop in ticket sales and falling to number five.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Dark Knight - $155,340,000
2. (-) Mamma Mia! - $27,605,000
3. (2) Hancock - $14,000,000
4. (3) Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - $11,910,000
5. (1) Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $10,038,000
6. (4)WALL-E - $9,813,000
7. (-) Space Chimps - $7,350,000
8. (5) Wanted - $5,097,000
9. (6) Get Smart - $4,085,000
10. (8) Kung Fu Panda - $1,750,000
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