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The Dark Knight Shatters IMAX Opening Box Office Records

Warner Bros.' THE DARK KNIGHT, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, and directed by Christopher Nolan, shattered opening box office records on 94 IMAX screens during its debut. The IMAX release contributed $6.3 million of the $158.4 million that the film grossed at the domestic box office, on a total of 94 North American screens this weekend.

The picture posted a domestic IMAX per screen average of $67,036. Internationally, the picture generated approximately $725,000 from 15 IMAX theatres, and it is scheduled to open in 24 more IMAX locations in the coming weeks. The film's worldwide IMAX opening total was a record-breaking $7 million.

"The results from both IMAX and conventional theatres are phenomenal," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. "Chris Nolan's IMAX vision has resonated with all audiences, and it has turned a highly anticipated theatrical release into a spectacular event."

"Chris Nolan and Warner Bros. Pictures have delivered a groundbreaking film that put IMAX theatres at full capacity over the weekend, even after adding many extra shows," said IMAX Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs Richard L. Gelfond and Bradley J. Wechsler. "This remarkable film shows the real potential of the IMAX theatre network, which we expect to grow significantly in the next few years."

THE DARK KNIGHT: The IMAX Experience features six sequences filmed with IMAX cameras, which marks the first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats.

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