The weekend numbers are in, and Revenge of the Sith set some new records for a box office haul, but failed to match the three day record of Spider-Man three years ago.

Episode III took in 108.4 million dollars in North America for the three day weekend tally, but set records for the four day period (158.4 million dollars on US and Canadian screens), and also a single-day record, pulling in more than 50 million dollars on its opening day Thursday, breaking “Shrek 2′s” single-day record of nearly 44.8 million dollars.

What a surprise… I guess those pirate copies that started floating around the net on Friday didn’t hurt it any.

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