'New Moon' sends box office soaring

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Source: LA Times


"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" posted the third-largest opening in domestic box-office history, not accounting for ticket price inflation, having sold an estimated $140.7 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada from Friday through Sunday. Only Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight" and Sony's "Spider-Man 3" had bigger openings.

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When "New Moon" broke the record for the biggest opening day in history on Friday, some in the industry thought fans of the first "Twilight" had simply shifted up attendance to the first day with the help of online ticketing.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-boxoffice23-2009nov23,0,7443576.story

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Tried to go Friday...sold out...my wife is a fan so we will be going tonight..