 The Dark Knight Rises opened on Friday, July 20, 2012. It earned an estimated $ 30.6 million in midnight showings, which was the second-highest midnight gross behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($ 43.5 million). It did, however, set an IMAX midnight-gross record with $ 2.3 million (overtaken by Avengers: Age of Ultron). The film made $ 75.8 million during its opening day, achieving, at the time, the third-highest single and opening day tally of all time. On July 23, 2012, it was announced that the film grossed $ 160.9 million for its debut weekend, which was the third-highest opening weekend ever, at the time, behind Marvel's The Avengers ($ 207.4 million) and Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($ 169.2 million). However, it did set an opening-weekend record for a 2D film (previously held by The Dark Knight) and an IMAX opening-weekend record with $ 19.0 million (previously held by Marvel's The Avengers). The film also held the top spot at the box office for its second and third weekends. In North America, it is the tenth-highest-grossing film, the second-highest-grossing 2012 film, as well as the fourth-highest-grossing superhero film and film based on comics. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold more than 50 million tickets in the US.
