1. largest number of opening theaters (4366)
2. biggest midnight previews ($18.5 million)
3. biggest IMAX midnight previews ($640000)
4. biggest single-day box office gross ($67.9 million)
5. biggest opening weekend gross ($155.3 million)
6. biggest opening weekend of 2008 (see above)
Yeah, notice #5 there. Damn. Oh, and Mamma Mia! apparently broke the records for biggest musical opening ever, which I'd be excited about if the movie wasn't a steaming pile of shit.
