New Moon shines at box office
VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Twilight sequel nabs $140.7 million
By Pamela McClintock of Variety -- Video Business, 11/22/2009
NOV. 22 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Marking the third best weekend opening of all time, Summit Entertainment’s female-driven sequel New Moon grossed an estimated $140.7 million from 4,024 theaters at the domestic B.O.Moreover, New Moon led what’s expected to be the second-best weekend ever at the domestic B.O. in terms of overall ticket sales, trailing only the weekend that Warner Bros.’ The Dark Knight opened, and that was in summer.
Assisting this weekend’s boom was Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment’s sports drama The Blind Side, which far overperformed in opening to an estimated $34.5 million from 3,110 locations.
Sony’s toon Planet 51 debuted to a $12.6 million from 3,035 runs to come in No. 4, beat out for third by Sony’s own 2012, which grossed a hefty $26.5 million in its soph sesh for a cume of $108.2 million.
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