‘New Moon’ – Third Largest film debut
USA Today posted an article by Scott Bowles declaring New Moon the third highest film debut grossing approximately $140.7 million dollars during opening weekend.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon notched the third-largest debut on record this weekend with $140.7 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI.
The latest chapter of the vampire saga, which has made pinup stars of actors Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, is behind only The Dark Knight’s $158.4 million last year and Spider-Man 3′s $151.1 million in 2007.
From its opening midnight Thursday, Moon was headed for the record books. The film did $26.3 million in midnight screenings, shattering the record of $18.5 million held by Dark Knight.
By midnight Friday, New Moon had broken the single-day record with $72.7 million, again eclipsing Dark Knight’s $67.2 million. It earned an additional $118.1 million overseas.
The final numbers will be reported Monday, November 23rd, but so far New Moon, Rob, and the cast of the film are a success once again! View the entire article here.
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