Dark Knight: Best Weekend Box Office Opening Ever

The Dark Knight has delivered the best weekend box office opening ever.

The record was previously set by 2007’s Spider-Man 3, with $151.1 million ( Dark Knight: $155.34 million)

The Dark Knight - starring the late Heath Ledger as the Joker - earned an estimated $66.4 million on its opening day. It took in $18.5 million in Friday midnight shows alone.

The last Batman installment, 2006’s Batman Begins, grossed $15 million on its opening day and $48.7 million for the weekend.