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"The Dark Knight Rises has earned $25 million (\u00C2\u00A315m) in advanced ticket sales, ensuring an expected big opening on its release.  Christopher Nolan&amp;#039;s highly-anticipated conclusion to his Batman saga starring Christian Bale and Tom Hardy is due to open in cinemas across the world this week.  &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s five-star review of The Dark Knight Rises According to The Hollywood Reporter, the gritty comic book movie may earn as much as $185 to $195 million in its debut weekend. A Warners insider said that opening weekend receipts of over $170 million for The Dark Knight Rises would be &amp;quot;going into unknown territory&amp;quot;. In the UK, the film has taken in \u00C2\u00A31m ($1.565 million) in London BFI Imax pre-orders.  It was revealed earlier this year that Christopher Nolan has no plans to return to the series, though he has said that he believes Anne Hathaway&amp;#039;s Catwoman deserves a solo film.  The Dark Knight Rises opens in UK and US cinemas on July 20.  Watch a trailer for The Dark Knight Rises below:  Photo gallery - &amp;#039;The Dark Knight Rises&amp;#039; UK premiere in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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