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| Batman film takes a record $66.4m | |
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| Batman film The Dark Knight has set a single-day box office record by taking $66.4m (£33.2m) on its opening night, distributor Warner Bros has said. | |
| The movie, which debuted in the US on Friday, has surpassed the previous record of $59.8m (£29.9m) set last year by Spider-Man, the studio said. | |
| Directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman, it cost $185m (£92.5m) to make. | Directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman, it cost $185m (£92.5m) to make. |
| Critics have praised the film, which also stars the late actor Heath Ledger. | Critics have praised the film, which also stars the late actor Heath Ledger. |
| 'Proud' | 'Proud' |
| "We have been thrilled by the response to The Dark Knight, first from the critics and now from audiences," said Dan Fellman, Warner's head of distribution. | "We have been thrilled by the response to The Dark Knight, first from the critics and now from audiences," said Dan Fellman, Warner's head of distribution. |
| Ledger, who died following a drug overdose in January aged 28, played the Joker. | Ledger, who died following a drug overdose in January aged 28, played the Joker. |
| Some supporters have suggested that he should get a posthumous Oscar nomination. | Some supporters have suggested that he should get a posthumous Oscar nomination. |
| Last week Ledger's co-stars paid tribute to him at the world premiere of the film in New York. | Last week Ledger's co-stars paid tribute to him at the world premiere of the film in New York. |
| "We're very proud of the film," said Fellman. | "We're very proud of the film," said Fellman. |
| "It's the magic of the movie business, how one film just stands out above the others." | "It's the magic of the movie business, how one film just stands out above the others." |
| The Dark Knight will be premiered in the UK on 21 July. | |
| The last Batman movie, Batman Begins, in 2005, grossed nearly $49 million (£24.5m) in its first weekend in North America. | The last Batman movie, Batman Begins, in 2005, grossed nearly $49 million (£24.5m) in its first weekend in North America. |
| It went on to collect about $372 million (£186m) worldwide. | It went on to collect about $372 million (£186m) worldwide. |