'Dark Knight' beats Spiderman's US box office record

Batman has sent Spiderman packing as king of Hollywood’s box office superheroes.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2008 - 19:08

Batman has sent Spiderman packing as king of Hollywood’s box office superheroes.

'The Dark Knight' took in a record US$155.34m (€98m) in its first weekend, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released the 'Batman Begins' sequel.

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