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The Dark Knight domianted the box office this weekend and set a record surpassing Spider-Man 3.

1. The Dark Knight (WARNER BROS.)  $155,400,000

2.  Mamma Mia! (UNIVERSAL)  $27,600,000

3.  Hancock (SONY)  $14,000,000

4.  Journey to the Center of the Earth (WARNER BROS./NEW LINE)  $11,900,000

5.  Hellboy II: The Golden Army (UNIVERSAL)  $10,000,000

6.  Wall-E (DISNEY/PIXAR)  $9,800,000

7.  Space Chimps (FOX)  $7,300,000

8.  Wanted (UNIVERSAL)  $5,000,000

9.  Get Smart (WARNER BROS.)  $4,000,000

10. Kung Fun (PARAMOUNT/DREAMWORKS)  $1,700,000

in millions of dollars

 

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The Dark Knight, Batman sequel, set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day.

The total for the movie on Friday overcame the previous record of $59.8 million from last year by Spider-Man 3.

With such a big first day, The Dark Knight might set an opening weekend record of conquering the $151.1 million that was posted by Spider-Man 3 last year.

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