Amidst heavy anticipation and the tragic shootings that took place in Aurora, Colorado during its midnight premiere, 'The Dark Knight Rises' did take the number one spot at the box office this week. The box office totals for the weekend were not revealed on Sunday, out of respect to those affected by the tragedy. Still, the film opened up with 161.8 million. However, something that will be noted for the rest of the year is how the film did not match 'The Avengers' opening weekend gross of $207 million, the highest of all time. Reasons for this will include the shooting, the fact that the film was not released in 3-D, and the more mature content of the film compared to the more family-friendly 'Avengers'. Even still, it is the biggest opening weekend for a 2-D only film and is even a bigger weekend than that of 'The Dark Knight', which earned 158.4 million its first weekend out and is the third highest opening of all time behind 'Avengers' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
1. The Dark Knight Rises: $161.8 Million
2. Ice Age: Continental Drift: $20.3 Million
3. The Amazing Spider-Man: $10.9 Million
4. Ted: $10.1 Million
5. Brave: $6 Million
6. Magic Mike: $4.3 Million
7. Savages: $3.3 Million
8. Madea's Witness Protection: $2.3 Million
9. Moonrise Kingdom: $1.8 Million
10. To Rome with Love: $1.5 Million
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