23
Nov 2009
‘Twilight: New Moon’ Has 3rd Biggest Weekend Opening in History!
That’s right, The Twilight Saga: New Moon instantaneously jumped to the #3 slot on the biggest movie openings of all time with an astonishing $140.7 million! That makes it the biggest opening of the year, and it’s not even a summer movie. This franchise is clearly here to stay. Coming in second by more than $100 million less, was The Blind Side at $35 million. And finally Planet 51 made the #4 slot with $12 million.
| TW | LW | Title | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment |
$140,700,000
|
4,024
|
$140,700,000
|
1
|
| 2 | - | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. Pictures |
$34,510,000
|
3,110
|
$34,510,000
|
1
|
| 3 | 1 | 2012 | Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$26,500,000
|
3,408
|
$108,221,000
|
2
|
| 4 | - | Planet 51 | TriStar Pictures (Sony) |
$12,600,000
|
3,035
|
$12,600,000
|
1
|
| 5 | 2 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Pictures |
$12,230,000
|
3,578
|
$79,791,000
|
3
|
| 6 | 3 | Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire | Lionsgate |
$11,008,000
|
629
|
$21,403,000
|
3
|
| 7 | 4 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Overture Films |
$2,773,000
|
2,056
|
$27,624,000
|
3
|
| 8 | 7 | Couples Retreat | Universal Pictures |
$1,952,000
|
1,712
|
$105,001,000
|
7
|
| 9 | 6 | The Fourth Kind | Universal Pictures |
$1,730,000
|
1,648
|
$23,343,000
|
3
|
| 10 | 9 | Law Abiding Citizen | Overture Films |
$1,615,000
|
1,327
|
$70,027,000
|
6
|
Source: Coming Soon
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I am not at all surprised to see these numbers. I am now curious to see what happens when Eclipse comes to town!