‘Dark Knight Rises’ falls short of expectations, but still opens strong

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$161.8 million: Amount of money brought in by “The Dark Knight Rises” over the weekend. After the shooting Friday in Colorado, the studio originally said they wouldn’t report the box office numbers out of respect for the victims, but the numbers were leaked to the New York Times. While that amount is nothing to scoff at, it falls short of the $190 million originally predicted by box office forecasters.

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