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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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New Moon Vamps to $141M Haul

Latest 'Twilight' entry enjoys 3rd-biggest weekend ever

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(Newser) – In the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The Blind Side outperformed expectations, doing $34.5 million. Precious fell out of the top five but remained in the top 10, taking in $11 million. The top five:

  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $140.7 million
  2. The Blind Side, $34.5 million
  3. 2012, $26.5 million
  4. Planet 51, $12.6 million
  5. Disney's A Christmas Carol, $12.2 million

In this film image released by Summit Entertainment, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from
In this film image released by Summit Entertainment, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."   (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Kimberley French)
In this publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner (from left) are shown in a scene from
In this publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner (from left) are shown in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."   (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Kimberley French)
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tomodachi
Nov 22, 09 2:07 PM CST
The US economy? Cratering? Not all signs point to yes. Shame on you GWB for leaving this country is such a terrible mess. Thank you President Obama for doing your best to fix GWB's damage. Now if you could stop congress from spending so much of our money on the wants, whims, and desires of lobbyists and special interests? Reply
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kyleleitch
Nov 22, 09 10:39 PM CST
What does this have to do with anything?
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gonzo1390
Nov 22, 09 2:35 PM CST
this is absolutely ridiculous... shame on you to the people who wasted their $10 and encouraged these hacks to make another one of these crap movies Reply
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carpenocturne
Nov 22, 09 6:25 PM CST
How in the world could they get a hold on such a demographic breakdown? Do they measure you up at the counter or with pre-ticket sales? We all know the movie is marketed to teenage girls, but seriously, these stats are no more legit than if I said 95% of women can't parallel park. Pure assumption. Reply
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hubydane
Dec 3, 09 11:58 PM CST
But a decent assumption, right? Just joking, but they probably measured from reviews, internet sources, etc.
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