'New Moon' breaks midnight screening record'Twilight' sequel brings in $26.27 mil from 3,514 theatersNov 20, 2009, 01:53 PM ET
The second installment in the "Twilight" franchise scooped up an estimated $26.27 million in 3,514 theaters for a per-theater average of $7,476. In doing so, it surpassed the previous record-setter in the midnight arena, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which opened July 15 with $22.2 million. Summit also played the original "Twilight" movie in 2,057 on Thursday as a 9 p.m. warm-up screening for "Moon," and it grossed an additional $1.3 million. On Friday, "Moon" will be playing in 4,024 theaters as it settles in for its first weekend run.
'New Moon' breaks midnight screening record'Twilight' sequel brings in $26.27 mil from 3,514 theatersNov 20, 2009, 01:53 PM ET
Opening at midnight Thursday in North America, "New Moon" was way over the moon.
The second installment in the "Twilight" franchise scooped up an estimated $26.27 million in 3,514 theaters for a per-theater average of $7,476. In doing so, it surpassed the previous record-setter in the midnight arena, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which opened July 15 with $22.2 million. Summit also played the original "Twilight" movie in 2,057 on Thursday as a 9 p.m. warm-up screening for "Moon," and it grossed an additional $1.3 million. On Friday, "Moon" will be playing in 4,024 theaters as it settles in for its first weekend run.
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