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LOS ANGELES -- Batman was higher than Hollywood's newest potheads.

"The Dark Knight" took in $26 million to finish as the No. 1 movie for the fourth straight weekend, beating the stoner comedy "Pineapple Express," which opened in second place with $22.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, Aug. 10.

The weekend haul lifted the Warner Bros. Batman sequel to No. 3 on the all-time domestic box-office charts with $441.5 million, behind only "Titanic" ($600.8 million) and the original "Star Wars" ($461 million).

"The Dark Knight" should surpass "Star Wars" to become No. 2 on the revenue chart by this coming ...

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