'New Moon' sets box-office records
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon " was on course to break two Box-office records in one day. The second installment of the vampire saga broke the record for midnight ticket sales Thursday night and was expected to record the biggest single-day sales ever at the Box Office Friday evening. Gross receipts from midnight shows in the U.S. and Canada totaled $26.3 million, distributor Summit Entertainment reported Friday morning.

'New Moon' Midnight Showings Earn $26.3M: PHOTO
New YORK - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a Box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." It earned $22.2 million this year. "The Dark Knight" from 2008 is third with $18.5 million. "New Moon" is the second installment of the popular "Twilight" series. It opened at midnight in 3,514 theaters...

'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil
New YORK (AP) -- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a Box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." It earned $22.2 million this year. "The Dark Knight" from 2008 is third with $18.5 million. "New Moon" is the second installment of the popular "Twilight" series. It opened at midnight in 3,514...

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Takes New Midnight Box Office Record: PHOTO
Summit Entertainment has announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has broken Box Office records, earning over $26.27 million in midnight screenings from 3,514 theaters. This destroys the $22.2 million midnight record held by Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, and the previous second place, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight, which earned $18.4 million in midnight earnings. Also, Summit’s re-release of the original Twilight on Thursday night on 2,057 screens resulted

New Moon Breaks Midnight Box Office Record!: PHOTO
It's official

'New Moon' Midnight Shows Earn Record $26.3M
New YORK -- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a Box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." It earned $22.2 million this year. "The Dark Knight" from 2008 is third with $18.5 million. "New Moon" is the second installment of the popular "Twilight" series. It opened at midnight in 3,514 theaters...

New Moon Breaks Midnight Opening Record!
The "Twilight" fans have done it... The Twilight Saga: New Moon set a New midnight opening record with $26.27 million from 3,514 theaters last night! That surpasses the opening nights of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($22.2 million) and The Dark Knight ($18.4 million). Will "New Moon" be able to pass up "Dark Knight's" $67.1 million single day record? Stay tuned for more Box Office results as they come in... Directed by Chris Weitz, the sequel stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson,...

“New Moon” Breaks Midnight Box Office Record; New “Twilight” Film Earns $26.27 Million: PHOTO
The Twi-Hards turned out in record numbers to catch the first showings of The Twilight Saga: New Moon early Friday money. The second installment of Bella and Edward’s love story outperformed boy wizard Harry Potter, who previously held the record for midnight Box Office. Twilight-new-moon-nude-scene According to Box Office numbers released by Summit Entertainment Friday afternoon, New Moon pulled in a record-breaking estimated gross of $26.27 million playing in just 3,514 theaters across the...

'New Moon' Smashes Box Office Record
Stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson at the Los Angeles premier of 'New Moon' Nov. 16, 2009 New YORK (AP) -- "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a Box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." It earned $22.2 million this year. "The Dark Knight" from 2008 is...

-New Moon' Breaks Midnight Records: PHOTO
According to Pronetworks (and via Twilight Lexicon ), Summit has announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has officially set a New all-time midnight Box Office record, taking in $26.27M from 3514 theaters. This shatters The Dark Knight’s $18.4M midnight debut for a 3-day weekend. It also easily surpasses the all-time record for midnight showings which was held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which took in $22.2M on a Tuesday night on its way to a 5-day weekend total of $158M....

Critics whine, but New Moon outdraws Dark Knight
Take that, critics , part two: The Twilight Saga: New Moon set a New midnight opening record with $26.27 million from 3,514 theaters last night, surpassing the opening nights of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($22.2 million) and The Dark Knight ($18.4 million), Summit Entertainment reported. The Dark Knight !

New Moon Breaks Midnight Record!
If the frenzy at the New Moon premiere was any indication, we should have had money riding on this. New Moon has surpassed the Box Office records of both Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Dark Knight for opening night shows, raking in an intimidating $26.27 million from 3,514 theaters last night! Stay tuned to see if New Moon can take The Dark Knight 's title for $67.1 million single-day record! Directed by Chris Weitz, the sequel stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor...