Going into this weekend, there was a lot of debate over whether the US public was still put off going to the cinema by the terrible events in Colorado. In the end, while there probably was still a bit of a knock on effect, it wasn’t as bad as some had predicted. The Dark Knight Rises handily won the weekend, taking another $60 million for a 10 day total of $289 million, just behind the $313 million The Dark Knight had taken at this stage.

The new entries were pretty weak though. The Watch landed in third spot with just $13 million, below many of the already soft predictions many had for it. The marketing seems to be the problem here, with many left unclear exactly what sort of film the Ben Stiller movie is, especially as some promos pretty much ignored the alien invasion angle while others only concentrated on that.

Step Up Revolution made it to number four with $11.8 million. To be honest it’s not a horrible start as the film don’t cost much to make, but it’s well down on previous instalments in the series.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of June 27th-29th.

This weekend’s box office numbers were understandably delayed out of respect for the victims of last week’s Colorado shooting. However now they’ve been released, with The Dark Knight Rises taking a massive $160 million, the third biggest opening weekend ever after The Avengers and Deathly Hallows Part 2, and the biggest ever for a 2D release.

Many suspect the film’s gross was slightly supressed due to the shooting, as most had expected it to take between $170 and $180 million. Even so, most people refused to be put off by the horrific acts just outside Denver.

The Dark Knight Rises was the only new release in the top 10, with most of the other movies slipping down a place. Some suspect it was family films more than Batman that were affected by the massacre, with parents keeping children out of the multiplxes. Ice Age 4 dropped far more than expected, 56% off from last weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 20th-22nd.

Will Taylor Kitsch be able to reclaim his year? John Carter flopped and there are already rumblings that Battleship isn’t very good, but he does have another movie that’s very different to his big budget rides and could show he’s got real star potential after all – Savages. Now the rather cool first poster for the movie has arrived, via JoBlo, which you can see above.

Based on Don Winslow’s novel, Savages is about two California weed growers (Kitsch & Aaron Johnson), whose lives are turned upside down when their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively) is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel enforcer (Benicio Del Toro). The film is due in cinemas in September.

Some new character posters for Pixar’s Brave have also popped up online, and you can see those below. That film’s out August 17th.

The first image has appeared online from Oliver Stone’s upcoming movie Savages. While Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson are playing the main characters, the first pic shows Benicio Del Toro’s drug dealer menacing a rather battered looking Blake Lively.

Based on Don Winslow’s novel, Savages is about two California weed growers (Kitsch & Johnson), whose lives are turned upside down when their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively) is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel enforcer (Benicio Del Toro). The film is due in cinemas in September.