A Warner Brothers executive said the Batman sequel “The Dark Knight” has taken in a whopping $155.34 million in its opening weekend. This will top “Spider-Man 3” for best opening weekend ever at the box office.

The figures released Sunday show “The Dark Knight” more than $4 million ahead of the $151.1 million first weekend for “Spider-Man 3″ in May 2007.

Studio distribution chief Dan Fellman said “The Dark Knight” also broke the “Spider-Man 3″ record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. “Spider-Man 3″ opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.

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