WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, JULY 18-20, 2008 Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #
1. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $155.3 million | 4,366 | $155.3 million | 1 2. Mamma Mia! (Universal) $27.6 million | 2,976 | $27.6 million | 1 3. Hancock (Sony / Columbia) $14.0 million | 3,776 | $191.5 million | 3 4. Journey to the Center of the Earth (New Line) $11.9 million | 2,830 | $43.1 million | 2 5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal) $10.0 million | 3,212 | $56.4 million | 2
Breaking records. That's what The Dark Knight was doing this weekend. $67 million on Friday topped Spider-Man 3's best of $59 mil. So happy a movie that is truly great is breaking money records. It's always painful when marketing wins out (Pirates).
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)