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by Nicole Pedersen Posted:November 21st, 2009 at 8:56 am
It’s official! The all-time Opening Day record for any film premiering on any day has fallen. All hail the new king of the box office: The Twilight Saga: New Moon. See what the concentrated power of ten million screaming tween girls can accomplish? Official estimates from Summit Entertainment put New Moon at $72.7 million for Friday, including the $26.3 million the sequel brought in from its midnight engagements. That is more than $5 million above the former all-time record of $67.2 million set by The Dark Knight back in 2008 and a 100% increase on the $36 million debut of Twilight one year ago. The question now is whether New Moon can keep up this pace long enough to break The Dark Knight’s other record: $158.4 million in three days. Check back tomorrow to find out how it all plays out.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | New Moon | $72,700,000 | $72.7 |
| 2 | The Blind Side | $10,920,000 | $10.9 |
| 3 | 2012 | $8,100,000 | $89.8 |
| 4 | Precious | $3,600,000 | $13.9 |
| 5 | Planet 51 | $3,150,000 | $3.1 |
