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‘Dark Knight’ sets box office record with $66.4M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel “The Dark Knight” has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day.

The movie’s Friday haul surpasses the previous record of $59.8 million set last year by “Spider-Man 3.” “The Dark Knight” also might break the opening weekend record of $151.1 million that also was posted by “Spider-Man 3.”

Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman says the death of co-star Heath Ledger and the buzz about his frenzied performance as the Batman villain Joker was a big part of the movie’s allure.

Batman - The Dark Knight has it’s UK premiere on Monday 21 July and then opens on general release in the UK from 24 July 2008, including at a number of IMAX venues.

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