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'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M (Entertainment, 5 articles)
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By Warner's estimate the film narrowly eclipsed opening-weekend ticket sales last year of $151.1 million for Sony Pictures' " Spider-Man 3 the previous record holder. From Universal Pictures, the weekend's Top 12 films took in about $249.6 million, according to the box-office consultant Media by Numbers. Mamma Mia leaves its actors a bit stranded Dark Knight already sets a box office record Toys and collectibles go batty over Dark Knight ' Batman, Joker fall into turmoil and obsession Arthouse films Holy spin-off. Hollywood set an overall revenue record of $253 million for a three-day weekend, beating the $218.4 million haul over the weekend of July 7, 2006, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday. "The Dark Knight" began with a record $18.5 million from midnight screenings, topping the previous high of $16.9 million for " Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith.
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Leno Ends ‘Tonight’ Show Run in (Entertainment, 5 articles)
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LOS ANGELES - Jay Leno was a surprise guest Monday at a news conference announcing his departure date from NBC. Along with asking whether NBC has offered a "fifth hour of the Today show" to Mr. Leno, the disguised talk show host also seemed to be exorcising some of his actual feelings. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Jimmy Fallon's debut as the new host of "Late Night" will come online, not on television.
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Ebert and Roeper No Longer at the Movies (Entertainment, 5 articles)
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In a statement Monday Mr. Ebert wrote: " After 33 years on the air, 23 of them with Disney, the studio has decided to take the program named Siskel & Ebert and then Ebert & Roeper in a new direction. Also on Monday The Associated Press reported that after eight seasons, Mr. Roeper would leave the show. The famed film critic announced Monday that he is cutting ties with the nationally syndicated program he and the late critic Gene Siskel made famous, a day after Richard Roeper said he was quitting the show.
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