Movies
The Batman sequel took over twice as much as nearest rival Mamma Mia! on its opening weekend.
Elsewhere, Will Smith's superhero movie Hancock slipped to third, while animated DreamWorks comedy Kung Fu Panda fell to fourth.
Meanwhile, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Sex And The City both spent their seventh week in the top ten.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Dark Knight - $11,779,716
2. (1) Mamma Mia! - $4,048,272
3. (2) Hancock - $1,542,134
4. (3) Kung Fu Panda - $1,476,663
5. (4) Get Smart - $1,084,064
6. (6) Meet Dave - $507,108
7 (5) The Love Guru - $370,032
8. (4) Sex And The City -$275,167
9. (7) You Don't Mess With The Zohan - $214,790
10. (9) The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $148,337
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Movies Interviews
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Box Office Charts
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