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USA Today posted an article by Scott Bowles declaring New Moon the third highest film debut grossing approximately $140.7 million dollars during opening weekend. The Twilight Saga: New Moon notched the third-largest debut on record this weekend with $140.7 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI. The latest chapter of the vampire saga, which has made pinup stars of actors Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, is behind only The Dark Knight 's $158.4 million last year and...

New Moon Box-Office Update
The numbers just keep climbing. As of Monday night, New Moon 's opening-weekend ticket sales have been recorded at $16.1 million MORE than what Summit originally estimated. Overseas Box-office figures are still "trickling in" according to the LA Times , but right now the worldwide total stands at $274.9 million. The final U.S. number for the weekend came in at $142.9 million, up $2 million from Sunday's estimates.