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New Moon feasts on box office
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November 24, 2009
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Los Angeles - The Twilight vampire romance sequel New Moon took a record-breaking bite out of the North American box office this weekend, final figures showed on Monday.
The second big-screen instalment adapted from Stephenie Meyer's phenomenally successful books raked in an astounding $142,8-million in three days, the third biggest opening of all time, Exhibitor Relations said.
Only Batman sequel The Dark Knight with $158,4-million and Spider-Man 3 with $151,1-million have scored bigger openings.
However, the New Moon earnings are considered remarkable because the film was released in November, outside of the traditional summer blockbuster season.
Although the movie was unable to dethrone The Dark Knight or Spider-Man 3 for highest opening weekend, it did set records for biggest midnight opening and opening day, figures showed.
The Twilight franchise follows the fortunes of high school teenager Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart, and her vampire lover Edward Cullen, played by British heart-throb Robert Pattinson.
The success of New Moon left American football drama The Blind Side in second place.
The feel-good film, adapted from Michael Lewis's 2006 book, is based on the real-life journey from rags to riches of Baltimore Ravens star Michael Oher.
Starring Sandra Bullock as the woman who helps Oher realise his dream, it earned a healthy $34,1-million in its opening weekend.
In third place, end-of-the-world film 2012 brought in $26,4-million, more than double its next-runner-up, Planet 51, with 12,3-million.
Disney's A Christmas Carol earned 12,2-million, trailed by acclaimed abuse saga Precious with $10,9-million.
In seventh place was satire The Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges as members of a military unit schooled in psychological warfare. The film took $2,8-million.
Eighth spot was taken by comedy Couples Retreat, which earned $1,9-million while extra-terrestrial drama The Fourth Kind was ninth with 1,7-million.
Michael Jackson concert movie This Is It completed the top 10 with $1,6-million. - AFP
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