“The Dark Knight”: Best Opening Weekend of All Time

Batman did it. He defeated Spider-Man, with some serious help from his archnemesis, the Joker.

The Dark Knight earned an estimated $155.3 million dollars, making it the highest-grossing opening weekend of all time, topping Spider-Man 3’s take of $151.1 million. Unprecedented levels of viral marketing, unprecedented Oscar buzz for a superhero film, the intense curiosity about Heath Ledger’s final finished performance and just a meaty and exciting movie have all combined for an unprecedented opening weekend box office take.

1. The Dark Knight - $155.3m
2. Mamma Mia! - $27,6m
3. Hancock - $14m
4. Journey to the Center of the Earth - $11.9m
5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $10m
6. Wall-E - $9.8m
7. Space Chimps -$7.3m
8. Wanted - $5m
9. Get Smart - $4m
10. Kung Fu Panda - $1.7m

All-Time Opening Weekends:

1. The Dark Knight - $155.3m
2. Spider-Man 3 - $151.1m
3. Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Man’s Chest - $135.6m
4. Shrek the Third - $121.6m
5. Spider-Man - $114.8m
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - $114.7m
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - $108.4m
8. Shrek 2 - $108m
9. X-Men: The Last Stand - $102.7m
10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - $102.6m