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'The Dark Knight' finishes a record-setting weekend with $158.4 million
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More from Movies"The Dark Knight," the saga about Batman and his wealthy alter-ego Bruce Wayne, debuted with a record $158.4 million, according to final weekend numbers Monday, up $3.1 million from estimates of $155.3 million. Starring Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger, at right, as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" surpassed Hollywood's previous best opening weekend of $151.1 million set last year by "Spider-Man 3."
The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday and their gross, as compiled by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "The Dark Knight," $158.4 million.
2. "Mamma Mia!" $27.8 million.
3. "Hancock," $14 million.
4. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $12.3 million
5. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $10.1 million.
6. "WALL-E," $10 million.
7. "Space Chimps," $7.2 million.
8. "Wanted," $5.1 million.
9. "Get Smart," $4.1 million.
10. "Kung Fu Panda," $1.9 million.
— The Associated Press
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