The box office was once again overtaken by The Dark Knight this weekend, as the blockbuster hit continued soaring past old records. It made $75.6 million in its second weekend out — no other film has ever done that well before. Batman also pummeled the record for fastest to pass the $300 million mark — it took the film less than ten days of release to do so.

The Dark Knight had a $314.2 total by Sunday. That put Warner Bros. past $1 billion this year. Paramount is the only other studio to have reached that point so far. But Batman’s debuting competitors aren’t exactly singing the Dark Knight Blues. Step Brothers opened surprisingly well, raking in a better than expected $30 million, despite weak reviews, to finish second. The film that reunites Will Farrell with John C. Riley and director Adam McKay after Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby, cost about $65 million to make. Mamma Mia! sang out to the tune of $17.9 million this weekend, dropping only 36% for a third place finish. The Meryl Streep-Pierce Brosnan starrer has made $62.7 million so far, which isn’t bad considering its fierce competition. It reportedly cost $52 million to make.

Fox was a little disappointed with the opening of its latest Sci-fi installment, The X-Files: I Want to Believe. It finished fourth this weekend with only 10.2 million, against a $30 million budget. It’s total so far is $62.7 million. In fifth place was Journey to the Center of the Earth, with $9.4 million, bringing its total in its third week to a little over $60 million, recouping its $60 million budget.

It was also a good weekend for indies. Although American Teen opened in only five theaters, it averaged $8565 per theater, which is considered extremely successful. Next weekend it will spread into 10 more markets, in addition to its current engagements in LA and New York. Emma Thompson’s Brideshead Revisited opened in 33 theaters averaging $10,061 per theater. It expands to 160 more screens next Friday. The figures for both films have indie producers doing a happy dance.