LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Midnight screenings of Hollywood's latest Batman picture, "The Dark Knight," racked up $18.5 million at the box office its first day, Warner Bros. said.
Warner Bros. told Variety.com that figure only included the Thursday into Friday midnight screenings, not the Friday 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. showings that many theaters offered.
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