11/22/2009

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'New Moon' has third largest opening weekend.

Monica Stern-Morales

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner did it again. The latest Twilight movie, 'New Moon,' has taken over movie theaters across the nation, becoming the third greatest seller during its opening weekend, surpassing such great hits as 'The Dark Knight' and more recently "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince."

Friday's debut made $72.7 million, making the premiere of the second Twilight movie the best opening day in history, reported MTV News. And of those $72.7 million, $26.3 million came only from midnight showings.

Its opening night proved to be the best-selling of all time, opening weekend the third best, replacing "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with its record.

Even in comparison to its own predecessor, 'New Moon' sales were off the charts. The first Twilight movie made $69.6 million. The next movie, 'Eclipse,' will premiere in June of 2010.  
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