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Colorado massacre does not stop Dark Knight breaking 2012 box office record

July 24, 2012 2:07

New Batman film The Dark Knight Rises has smashed box office records for this year, beating The Avengers.

Distributed by Roadshow Films, the film took $15.1m this weekend, added to its opening day numbers of $3.5m.

Australian audiences were not put off by the tragedy in Colorado over the weekend, when a man opened fire on cinema goers watching the film.

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