Screenings of Batman film hit by panic
Moviegoers in Sierra Visa, Arizona, panicked when a man who appeared drunk was confronted during a showing of the movie. The Cochise County Sheriff’s office said it caused “mass hysteria” and about 50 people fled the cinema.
A Maine man was arrested when he told authorities he was on his way to shoot a former employer a day after watching The Dark Knight Rises, state police said.
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Hide AdIn Southern California, a man at an afternoon showing of the film was arrested after he made threats when the show did not start on time. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said 52-year-old Clark Tabor shouted: “I should go off like in Colorado.”
They said he then asked: “Does anybody have a gun?”
Despite the jitters Warner Bros. said the film brought in $160.9m (£104m) over the weekend, making it the third highest opening weekend ever.