Yes, in these rough economic times Batman sequel The Dark Knight raked in $158.3 million over the weekend beating 2007’s Spider-Man 3’s $151.1 million, according to Time magazine. In fact, the entire weekend was a record-breaker for the movie biz with a grand total of $253 million. Female movie-goers took a chance on the Meryl Streep ABBA musical Mamma Mia!, which raked in $27.6 million, the best for a musical opening beating out last year’s Hairspray.

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