by wildcherry on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 | Entertainment, News

Friday’s opening of New Moon earned $72.7 million dollars at the box office, making it the film with the highest grossing single day sales ever!!!

The second “Twilight” installment has already shattered records and expectations by earning $26.3 million from midnight showings alone, decimating the record previously held by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” Additionally, “New Moon” enjoyed the single most lucrative opening day in the history of cinema with $62.2 million, a record previously held by “The Dark Knight.” Combined with the midnight intake, “New Moon” has already earned $72.7 million — and the weekend isn’t even over.

The new Twilight flick is expected to pull in $125 million over the weekend, which will place it at #4 on the list of the top-grossing opening weekend films, falling short behind 2008’s The Dark Knight ($158.4 million), 2007’s Spider-Man 3 ($151 million) and 2006’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($135.6 million).

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