"The Dark Knight" remained the number one movie at the US box offices this
weekend, and is now the third-highest-grossing movie of all time.
Only "Titanic" and "Star Wars" have sold more tickets than the latest Batman
movie, according to Media By Numbers which that tracks box office receipts.
"The Dark Knight" is estimated to be on track to sell US$26 million in
tickets this weekend, bringing the Warner Bros. release up to an estimated
US$441.5 million in business in the United States and Canada alone by the close
of business Sunday night, according to Media By Numbers.
At this rate, "The Dark Knight" appears to be on track to surpass 1977's
"Star Wars" and all its re-releases over three decades, which have grossed an
estimated US$461 million in sales. "Titanic," released in 1997, remains in the
number one all-time spot, having sold US$600 million in tickets.
