"Dark Knight" Sets Box Office Record


	"Dark Knight" Sets Box Office Record

seaj11

7-20-2008 6:42 PM

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7-20-2008 8:09 PM

reimers

Saw it yesterday. Heath Ledger's praise is well deserved.

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