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'New Moon' snaps 'Dark Knight' box-office record with $72.7 million opening day
The Twilight Saga: New Moon grossed $72.7 million on Friday, according to estimates from Summit Entertainment, shattering The Dark Knight’s previous opening-day record of $67.2 million. (The figure includes the $26.3 million New Moon banked from midnight screenings, also a box office record .) ...
Box Office Report: 'New Moon' banks $140.7 million for third-biggest opening weekend ever
Box Office Report: 'New Moon' banks $140.7 million for third-biggest opening weekend ever
hollywoodinsider.ew.com — The Twilight Saga: New Moon grossed an astounding $140.7 million at the box office this weekend, exploding... most industry expectations en route to the biggest autumn opening weekend in history and the third biggest three-day debut ever, according to ... Box Office Report: 'New Moon' banks $140.7 million for ...
Twilight earns $5 million more than The Dark Knight on it's opening day
gabbybabble.celebuzz.com — Raking in $140 million over the weekend Twilight earns $5 million more than The Dark Knight on ...
‘New Moon’ Beats Out ‘Dark Knight’ For Best Opening Day
atomicpopcorn.net — Well, the vampires did it. After crushing the box office record for biggest draw for a midnight... release, New Moon has officially broken the record for best opening day sales. The film’s first day in theaters grossed $72.7 million at 4,024 theaters, easily passing up the amount ... ‘New Moon’ Beats Out ‘Dark Knight’ For Best Opening Day
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Box-Office Record for Opening Day!!!
Lion & Lamb Love // A Twilight Fansite — ... landed at third with $8.1 million, a 65 percent drop from its debut last Friday. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire continued its improbable box-office run, bringing in $3.6 million in just 629 theaters for fourth place. And the animated sci-fi comedy Planet 51 opened at fifth with an earth-bound $3.1 million. Be sure to check back here tomorrow for the full box office report. Source **CONGRATS NEW MOON’s cast, director, crew ...

'New Moon' hits jackpot: $140.7M
EW.com: Movies — ... and Spider-Man 3 is second with $151.1 million.) The second film in Summit Entertainment’s blockbuster franchise outright doubled Twilight’s opening weekend of $69.6 million, and it did so almost entirely with a female audience: A whopping 80 percent of New Moon tickets went to women. Theatergoers were evenly split between those under 21-years-old and over, and they were clearly satisfied, giving New Moon a solid “A-” CinemaScore rating. Despite the film’s sharp drop from its record-setting $72.7 million opening day — New Moon’s Saturday total was $43.2 million, and ...

Box Office Report: 'New Moon' banks $140.7 million for third-biggest opening weekend ever
EW.com: Top 5 Stories — ... and Spider-Man 3 is second with $151.1 million.) The second film in Summit Entertainment’s blockbuster franchise outright doubled Twilight’s opening weekend of $69.6 million, and it did so almost entirely with a female audience: A whopping 80 percent of New Moon tickets went to women. Theatergoers were evenly split between those under 21-years-old and over, and they were clearly satisfied, giving New Moon a solid “A-” CinemaScore rating. Despite the film’s sharp drop from its record-setting $72.7 million opening day — New Moon’s Saturday total was $43.2 million, and ...

Hollywood Needs To Take Women, Fangirls Seriously [Film Schooled]
Jezebel — ... as it goes nationwide) and New Moon broke a box office record set by The Dark Knight , Hollywood should be learning that women are not to be ignored. " New Moon explodes the myth… that fanboys hold all the power," Pamela McClintock ...

Box office: 'The Blind Side' bests 'Twilight' on Thanksgiving
EW.com: Top 5 Stories — ... and the weekend will bring droves of younger viewers back to theaters. Meanwhile, new releases Ninja Assassin and the Robin Williams-John Travolta comedy Old Dogs performed modestly, taking in $4.6 million and $4.1 million respectively. Overall, the holidays are off to a happy start at the box office, with total grosses up 20 percent over last year. More box office news: Box Office Report: ‘New Moon’ banks $140.7 million for third-biggest opening weekend ever ‘New Moon’ snaps ‘Dark Knight’ box-office record with $72.7 million opening day

'Blind Side' tops box office on Thursday
EW.com: Movies — ... and the weekend will bring droves of younger viewers back to theaters. Meanwhile, new releases Ninja Assassin and the Robin Williams-John Travolta comedy Old Dogs performed modestly, taking in $4.6 million and $4.1 million respectively. Overall, the holidays are off to a happy start at the box office, with total grosses up 20 percent over last year. More box office news: Box Office Report: ‘New Moon’ banks $140.7 million for third-biggest opening weekend ever ‘New Moon’ snaps ‘Dark Knight’ box-office record with $72.7 million opening day

'Avatar' earns $27M at box office on Friday
EW.com: Movies — ... .) Of course, this is nowhere near the biggest opening days of the year –  The Twilight Saga: New Moon made $72 million on its first Friday , and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ...

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variety.com 11/21/2009 — Makes $72.7 million, beating 'Dark Knight' Summit Entertainment's “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” tore up the box office record for best opening day, grabbing the title away from Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight,” and earning a spectacular $72.7 million ...
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