Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman attend 'The Dark Knight Rises' New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 16, 2012 in New York City. (image credit Larry Busacca/Getty)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor, 2008's "The Dark Knight."
The final piece in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy has now grossed more than $289 million in its first 10 days in theaters. It dropped 60 percent from its opening weekend of $160.9 million.
By comparison, "The Dark Knight" took a 53 percent drop in its second weekend with a gross of $75.17 million and a 10-day cumulative gross of $313.8 million.
Among the new arrivals in theaters, the comedy "The Watch" opened in third place with $13 million. And the dance sequel "Step Up: Revolution" opened at No. 4 with $11.8 million.