The Dark Knight Lights Up The Box Office

The Christian Bale/Heath Ledger flick took in an estimated (and astonishing ) $155.3 million, crushing the second place finisher, Mamma Mia, who didn't do too bad for a normal movie, making an estimated $27.6 million. Here are some of the other impressive figures the Caped Crusader is responsible for, courtesy of Eonline.com:

• The Dark Knight made more money in Friday midnight screenings ($18.5 million) than its predecessor, Batman Begins, made in any one day.
• The Dark Knight made more money in one day ($66.4 million on Friday) than Batman Begins made in any one weekend.
• The Dark Knight made about as much money in its second-biggest day ($48 million on Saturday) as Batman Begins made in its biggest weekend ($48.7 million).

• The Dark Knight made more money in its third-biggest day ($39 million on Sunday) than Get Smart and You Don't Mess With the Zohan, to name two recent hits, made in their respective opening weekends.
• The Dark Knight made more money in its biggest day than Han, WALL-E and Kung-Fu Panda, to name three recent supersize hits, made in their respective opening weekends.
• The Dark Knight made more money in its opening weekend than the previous top-three-opening Batman movies (Batman Forever, Batman Begins, Batman Returns) made in their opening weekends—combined.

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