The Batman film The Dark Knight Rises topped the North American box office for a third consecutive week despite last month’s mass shooting at a screening, industry estimates showed.
The final instalment in the Batman trilogy finished well above its competitors, bringing in €29.5 million, according to movie tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Twelve people were killed and 58 wounded when a gunman sprayed bullets into a midnight premiere of the film in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20.
Second place, with €20 million in its debut weekend, went to science fiction action remake Total Recall starring Colin Farrell alongside Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel.
Coming in third was teen comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, which opened with €11.8 million in box office receipts.
Next came the fourth instalment of a popular animated series, Ice Age: Continental Drift – featuring voices from an all-star cast including Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj – at €6.7 million.
Fifth place went to The Watch, starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn as part of a suburban neighbourhood watch team fighting off an alien invasion. The film brought in €5.2 million.
The sixth slot with €4.4 million went to Ted, a comedy directed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane in which Mark Wahlberg’s childhood toy comes to life.
It was followed by Step Up: Revolution (€4.2 million), The Amazing Spider-Man (€3.5 million) and Pixar studio’s 3D animated fairytale Brave (€2.3 million).
Rounding out the top 10 was Magic Mike, starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey as male strippers, with €1.1 million.