This just came up in a "News Flash"; Still WOW/WTF/et al.....:
Dark Knight’ sets midnight debut record
Movie earned $18.5 million from its midnight screenings in 3,040 theaters
NEW YORK - A tracking firm says “The Dark Knight” has set a box office record for a midnight debut.
Media By Numbers says the new Batman movie from Warner Bros. brought in $18.5 million Friday from its midnight screening in 3,040 theaters.
That bested the 2005 performance of “Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith,” which took in $16.9 million at its debut.
“The Dark Knight” figure did not include any of its 3 a.m. or 6 a.m. showings.
The film was selling an average of about 10 tickets per second on online movie-ticket site Fandango.com as fans went to see Heath Ledger and connect with one of the nation’s most mystical superhero franchises....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25738782/
Now by Monday, the talk will be of "legs".
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