For the third straight weekend, The Dark Knight Rises was victorious at the domestic box office, as Total Recall severely underperformed as the film’s only serious competition.
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As last week’s box office was understandably overshadowed by the tragic shooting rampage in a Colorado theater, the detractor this week came in the form of the opening of the XXX Olympic Games in London. Despite this, The Dark Knight Rises managed to retain 40% of its opening weekend audience. More on the weekend at the box-office after the jump!