Batman box office super hero with record opening

BATMAN has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood’s box office superheroes.

Batman box office super hero with record opening
Mon, 21 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

The Dark Knight movie took in a record $155 million (€97.8m) in its first weekend, said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Brothers.

That topped Hollywood’s previous record of $151m set by Spider-Man 3 in May 2007.

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