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July 21, 2008

The Dark Night's new $155M Record

Propelled by strongly pre-sold IMAX showings across the country, the new Batman film "The Dark Knight" broke the box office record for a three-day opening, taking in over 155 million dollars domestically.

According to studio estimates, The Dark Knight took a US box office record of 155.34 million dollars in its opening weekend, topping the previous record of 151.1 million, set by Spider-Man 3 in May 2007. The studio, Warner Brothers predicted that the film would surpass the 200 million mark by the end of this week.

The Dark Knight also knocked out the Spider-Man 3 record for best opening in IMAX large-screen cinemas, raking in 6.2 million in the large format over Spidey 3's 4.7 million. And it also set a new highest opening day earnings record of 67.85 million dollars, besting Spider-Man 3's 59.8 million in 2007.

Toys R Us Star Wars Clone Wars Midnight Madness Locations

Toys R Us has posted their complete list of locations that will be holding midnight madness events for the release of the new line of Star Wars products based on the soon to be released Clone Wars animated feature film.

Check the list on the Toys R Us website for a location near you.

And here's a look at the full press release.