For the third consecutive weekend, The Dark Knight Rises remains solid on top of the domestic and international box office, earning $36.4 million and $67 million respectively over the weekend. The comic book blockbuster tally stands at $354.6 million in North America and $378.4 million overseas.
The remake of Schwarzenggers Total Recall, starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel, had no chance against the flying Batman, opening this weekend with a modest $22 million in the US to settle in the second spot.
Directed by Len Wiseman, the sci-fi actioner cost $125 million to produce, but failed to match up to the 1990s original, which made $25.5 million in its opening over 20 years ago.
The third spot in the US box office was claimed by the family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, which debuted this weekend with $14.7 million. The movie cost only $22 million to make, so in spite of the mediocre gain, there is no pressure there.
The computer animation Ice Age: Continental Drift continued to impress, capturing the fourth spot in the US with $8.4 million and second spot overseas with $32.8 million.
Seth MacFarlanes raunchy comedy Ted, which landed in the 6th spot in the US with $5.5 million, stormed the international box office with $32 million, cementing its position in the third spot on the weekend. Starring Mark Wahlberg, the film has so far grossed $77.3 million overseas and $203.4 million in the US.
Muted by the theatre shooting and the Summer Olympics, Domestic ticket sales were overall down 25% from the same weekend last year.