Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" earned 64 million dollars (USD) at U.S. and Canadian theaters during its second weekend, topping box office charts in a sluggish overall market facing Olympic television coverage and the impact of the Colorado shooting.<br/> <br />The finale in director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale added 122 million from international markets and has pulled in 248 million overseas since its July 20 debut.<br/> <br />Add in cumulative ticket sales of 289 million in domestic markets - the United States and Canada - and the global haul now stands at 537 million for the film that cost its backers some 250 million to make and tens of millions more to market.<br/> <br />While "Dark Knight Rises" ranks as one of the year's highest-grossing movies, sales are weaker than pre-release forecasts after the opening was overshadowed by the killing of 12 moviegoers at a midnight screening in Aurora, Colorado.<br/> <br />The No. 2 spot belonged to animated children's movie "Ice Age: Continental Drift," with just over 13 million.<br/> <br />"The Watch" came in third, earning $13 million at domestic theaters. The film stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill as men who start a neighborhood watch group to battle aliens. The movie earned largely negative reviews.<br/> <br />"The Watch" also was affected by real-life events. In May, 20th Century Fox changed the movie's title from "Neighborhood Watch" to distance it from the fatal shooting of black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer.<br/> <br />"Step Up Revolution" finished in fourth place with 11.8 million domestically. Its distributor had forecast a domestic opening in the low- to mid-teens.<br/> <br />John Russell, Reuters.
