'New Moon' Sinks Teeth Into $140.7 Opening Weekend

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Nov 22nd 2009 04:41PM

'New Moon' fever exploded over the weekend, as the second installment of the 'Twilight' saga opened up with $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates.

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' kicked things off with the biggest Friday opening of all time with a whopping $72.7 million Friday, beating previous record holder 'The Dark Knight' which opened in 2008 with $67.2 million on nearly 800 more screens.

The $140.7 million total more than doubles the $69.6 million that 'Twilight' pulled in when it opened up last year.

The three-day gross was also enough to place 'New Moon' third on the all-time best opening list, behind last year's $158.4 million opening weekend for the Batman blockbuster 'The Dark Knight' and 2007's $151.1 million haul for 'Spider-Man 3.'

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Tags: box office, BoxOffice, New Moon, NewMoon, twilight

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Sunday 22 November

By madi

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OMG!!!!!! I just saw the movie and it was awsome exept the MOVIES ending

By Soledad

The movie was absolutely fantastic, the cast was great, special effects were really good and Rob was AWSOME!!!!!! Loved the movie and I loved the ending... I can't wait for Eclipse now LOL

Monday 23 November

By Chuck

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You say that Rob was great? The guys looks like a crackhead rock star...No muscles at all...He built like a girl...My Goodness...

Did enjoy the movie at all. It was about fantasy, with a mixed up little girl falling for two demons, a Vampire and then a Wolf...There was barely any actions...This is a little dreamy girl movie...I wanted my money back so badly...This fool vampire walking around with glitter on his face, and he my little boy has more muscles than he does...Man if you're going to take off your shirt, then please workour or something...The wolf boy was buff...for some damn strange reason, the stupid girl kept ending up in the woods, and then she's asleep, and dreaming...I didnt like it at all....I see the reason that they advertised this for kids...

Well I guess you have not read the books then !!!!

@Chuck, well that is your opinion. Rob was great in my book :)He delivered perfectly and I could feel his pain and love for Bella. Let me ask you have you ever read the books ???? or watched the movie???

I'm sorry, but I haven't and I'm very happy not to have read the book because I couldn't stay awake at the movies...A girl falling in love with a vampire and a wolf...this is worse than "Angel"

By New Moon, Same Lousy Movie

When Sarah Plain begins her dictatorship of America, all the Twilight movies will be destroyed and banned for supposedly indoctrinating youth in Satanism.

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By Carol

The only scene that bothered me was "The Vote" near the end of the movie. Pattinson needed to show more emotion. It was a pivotal, big deal moment to Edward and he just stood on the stairs as an observer. I wanted to see an angrier vampire.

By Shiyato

The movie's absolutely adorable! And maybe it's not 4 grown up people but i know at least 2 adults who likes it as much as i.

By Kate

The movie stays pretty well on track with the book. Entertaining to say the least. Remember folks, it is a movie...not real life...enjoy it for what it is...Cant wait to see the next installment...the books are great. And, Im not a teenager..far from it.

By kathy

To fully understand the movie, you had to read the books..It was fantastic!! Like Kate said, Enjoy the movie for what it is. It's fantasy, it's fun! I'm far from being a teenager as well and I can't wait for Eclipse! Have a great day everyone!

By LORRAINE

I WAS NOT FEELING THIS MOVIE AT ALL , THE ACTING WAS BAD BETWEEN ROB AND KRISTEN WHEN HE HAD TO EXPLAIN WHY HE HAD TO LEAVE I JUST WANTED TO LAUGH. WHEN HE LEFT THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS A*S OUT OF THE REST OF THE MOVIE. IT WAS ALL ABOUT TAYLOR AFTER THAT, MILK SURELY DID HIS BODY GOOD, YUM.

By Michele

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Took my daughter to see New Moon and we both LOVED IT!!! Cant wait tiil June 30th 2010 for Eclipse...

Tuesday 24 November

By lucy

I'm actually a great fan of the books.. Or at least I was until all this craziness started! And as a fan.. I must ask the directors and producers of this movie: PLEASE! STOP MAKING THE BOOKS LOOK LIKE VAMPIRE MERCHANDISE CRAP!.
I'm sorry but the movie SUCKED!.. They're obviously using the romance between Rob and Kirstn to sell.
There's no action, not even 1 good dialogue between actors, not good screen plays... or even one thing that keep the guilty thoughts that I was wasting my time and money watching the movie whatsoever.

Please, please, this whole mania stuff is just bull sh**t!

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