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'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3M

Posted on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
by Associated Press and Cineplex Entertainment Staff

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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 theaters with a per-theater average of $7,476.

Paul Dergarabedian is a box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. He says the midnight start "portends an opening weekend that could be one of the biggest of the year."

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