'Dark Knight Rises' Breaks 'The Avengers' Midnight Record!

Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Hardy‘s The Dark Knight Rises is off to a record breaking start!

The superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan grossed over $27 million for its Thursday (July 19) midnight opening, according to Deadline.

Dark Knight Rises midnight showings number shattered the $18.4 million generated by Marvel’s The Avengers midnights earlier this summer. With pre-sales of $30 million and international grosses from 9 countries totaling $10.4 million, the film has already collected $67.4 million worldwide.

DID YOU SEE get to see The Dark Knight Rises at midnight?