The top five most painfully self-serving reactions to the Aurora shooting

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8. How about this headline and lead sentence from Reuters:

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_colorado-shooting-brings-sad-end-to-batman-franchise_1717746

Colorado shooting brings sad end to 'Batman' franchise
Published: Friday, Jul 20, 2012, 21:18 IST
By Lisa Richwine | Place: Los Angeles | Agency: Reuters

High box office expectations for The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Warner Bros' Batman franchise, were clouded on Friday by a shooting at a Colorado midnight screening of the film which killed 12 people.

The incident, in which a masked gunman opened fire on moviegoers, including children, brings a tragic conclusion to one of Hollywood's most-enduring franchises, as Warner Bros bids to find a new movie franchise capable of matching Batman's box office success.

The Time Warner-owned studio has been Hollywood's King of Franchises for years. Over the last decade, it generated worldwide ticket sales of $12 billion from its Lord of the Rings, Batman, and Harry Potter films.

Eight of the 20 highest-grossing films of all time come from one of those franchises, according to website Box Office Mojo. The Dark Knight Rises will be the last of the Batman series that began in 2005, director Christopher Nolan said.

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