Christopher Nolan's final Batman film continues to perform strongly at the box office in its third weekend
Record-setting The Dark Knight Rises posted a hefty fall in its second weekend at the box office, grossing $7.41 million at local cinemas
The Dark Knight Rises has posted the fourth biggest opening weekend in local box office history
The Australian box office has posted the fifth highest week on record
The Marvel Studios film had the eighth biggest opening weekend in Australian history
Disney's The Avengers has posted the second biggest opening day at the Australian box office in history
The sci-fi blockbuster studio executives feared would flop posted a strong Australian opening