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“Dark Knight” Breaks Box Office Record!

By Allan Ford | Jul 19, 2008 | Movie News (0) Comment

Why So Serious, Dark Knight

The Dark Knight” swooped into theaters to gross a record $18.5 million from midnight preview screenings ahead of its official opening on Friday, according to distributor Warner Bros.

WB reported that the $18.5 million did not include 3:00 AM and 6:00 AM.

The film opened at midnight and that single session pulled in $18.2 million, outgrossing Fox’s “Star Wars, Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith” midnight screenings which took in $16.9 million in 2005. Estimates for the weekend are now in flux with the $151 million three-day opening weekend record set by “Spider-Man 3″ looking likely to fall.

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