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"July 18-20, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"The Dark Knight" #1
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There is almost no question that "The Dark Knight" will be the highest grossing movie at the movie box office this year. The question is how many records will Heath Ledger's last big studio movie break during its first three days in movie theaters? FIRST: Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" grossed the most ever for midnight shows, racking up an estimated $19 million. Second: Its first full day in theaters, Friday, "The Dark Knight" reportedly took in $65+ million. The previous record was "Spiderman 3" with $59 million. Third: "The Dark Knight" is in more movie theaters its opening weekend than any movie in history; 4366. Fourth: "The Dark Knight" grabbed $158.4 its first three days at the movie box office, (Wild About Movies predicted a record breaking $155+ million opening weekend), which makes "The Dark Knight" the biggest opening in movie history, (beating out previous record holder "Spiderman 3," which grabbed $151.1 million its first three days in movie theaters, May 2007) - not really a big deal since tickets sold don't count and box office grosses, which rise exponentially each year, do. Not to mention that "The Dark Knight" is playing at dozens of IMAX theaters, exclusively, where movie ticket prices can go above $20 per. Having seen "The Dark Knight," once on IMAX and once in a conventional movie theater, it is easy to also predict that the film will clean up at the movie box office for weeks to come, as it will attract a lot of repeat, paying customers. (Some will run to "The Mummy 3" in two weeks but nary a person - if anyone - will want to pay twice to see the fourth film in "The Mummy" movie franchise, including "The Scorpion King.") Go Behind The Scenes of "The Dark Knight" and #2 flick at the movie box office this weekend, "Mamma Mia: The Movie" - which secured $28 million its first weekend in North American theaters, beating last year's "Hairspray," which had owned the opening weekend record at the movie box office for movie musical. As well as "Space Chimps," (which collected only $7.3 million bananas its first weekend in theaters), destined for the DVD bin at your local Wal-Mart within weeks.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office July 18-20, 2008

1 The Dark Knight - 4,366 Theaters - $35,579 Per Screen - NEW $158,340,000

2 Mamma Mia: The Movie - 2,976 Theaters - $9,275 Per Screen - NEW $28,105,000

3 Hancock - $14,000,000 - 3,776 Theaters - $3,707 Per Screen - Gross $191,504,000

4 Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - $11,910,000 - 2,830 Theaters - $4,208 Per Screen - Gross $43,074,000

5 Hellboy II - $10,038,000 - 3,212 Theaters - $3,125 Per Screen - Gross $56,447,000

6 WallE - $9,813,000 - 3,310 Theaters - $2,964 Per Screen - Gross $182,476,000

7 Space Chimps - 2,511 Theaters - $2,927 Per Screen - NEW $7,350,000

8 Wanted - $5,097,000 - 2,433 Theaters - $2,094 Per Screen - Gross $123,347,000

9 Get Smart - $4,085,000 - 2,135 Theaters - $1,913 Per Screen - Gross $119,569,000

10 Kung Fu Panda - $1,750,000 - 1,505 Theaters - $1,162 Per Screen - Gross $206,506,000

11 Meet Dave - $1,635,000 - 3,011 Theaters - $543 Per Screen - Gross $9,374,000

12 Indiana Jones 4 - $970,000 - 757 Theaters - $1,281 Per Screen - Gross $312,584,000

13 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl - $914,000 - 769 Theaters - $1,188 Per Screen - Gross $13,732,000

14 Sex and the City: The Movie - $715,000 - 515 Theaters - $1,388 Per Screen - Gross $149,864,000

15 The Incredible Hulk - $623,000 - 656 Theaters - $949 Per Screen - Gross $131,764,000

16 Iron Man - $435,000 - 375 Theaters - $1,160 Per Screen - Gross $314,360,000

17 Tell No One - $409,000 - 55 Theaters - $7,436 Per Screen - Gross $1,065,000

18 You Don't Mess with the Zohan - $365,667 - 261 Theaters - $1,401 Per Screen - Gross $97,736,720

19 Kismat Konnection - 62 Theaters - $4,550 Per Screen - NEW $282,122

20 Mongol - $257,411 - 195 Theaters - $1,320 Per Screen - Gross $4,867,490

21 Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX) - $168,658 - 46 Theaters - $3,666 Per Screen - Gross $16,011,239

22 What Happens in Vegas - $167,027 - 252 Theaters - $662 Per Screen - Gross $79,516,406

23 The Happening - $165,770 - 242 Theaters - $685 Per Screen - Gross $63,736,525

24 The Visitor - $160,251 - 133 Theaters - $1,204 Per Screen - Gross $8,817,732

25 The Wackness - $150,676 - 34 Theaters - $4,431 Per Screen - Gross $742,785

NEW IN LIMITED RELEASE

Transsiberian - 2 Theaters - $17,307 Per Screen - NEW $34,615

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