“New Moon” takes in $72.7M to break all-time single day box office record

Larry at Pronetworks has updated us on yesterday’s box office total:

FRIDAY NUMBERS: Summit Entertainment has announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon took in $72.7M from 4024 theaters on Friday, setting a new all-time single day box office record.

Friday’s number includes the previously reported all-time record $26.27M in midnight screenings. This one-day total is also not far below the $85M 3-day weekend estimate originally proffered by Summit and accepted by many industry insiders. Few expected the film to approach the $100M mark. My personal guess, which I made last Tuesday, was $110M. Based on the numbers already in, advance sales, and tracking polls, some are now predicting a $125M weekend. That wouldn’t top The Dark Knight’s $158.4M opening but would still be the biggest non-summer 3-day opening weekend of all time.

This opening day number far surpasses that for The Dark Knight, which took in $67.17M from 4366 theaters on July 18, 2008 (including $18.4M from midnights). That film’s take dropped 29.1% from Friday to Saturday to bring in another $47.65M, and ended with $43.6M on Sunday for an opening weekend total of $158.4M.

Yay! That’s amazing! We’re breaking lots of records! :D

31 thoughts on ““New Moon” takes in $72.7M to break all-time single day box office record

  1. Teresa

    Awsome!!! Wohoo let’s keep breaking records yay!!! Saw the movie last night…book was much better..hated the ending…but it was good

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  2. Carlesme

    I went to the midnight showing on Thursday. The ending was so amazing!!! Can’t wait for Eclipse!! 221 Days!

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  3. mrs. wanna be edward cullens wife

    omg i saw new moon the DAY it came out and i loved it i soooooooooooooooooo cant wait for eclipse btw the end was funny when edward proposed

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  4. C.K.B.

    oh my gosh, that movie was amazing. I went with some of my friends on the opening night and it was spectacular!!! I can’t wait for eclipse!! The only thing that dissapionted me was that they didn’t explain it well if u hadn’t read the books. I hope david slade does better with eclipse.

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  5. BLOODLUST4EDWARD

    I actually like how it assumes that you have read the books. That makes me feel like they are especially making it fot twilighters :)

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  6. Belluhbee

    if new moon is breaking all of these records, can you imagine what eclipse and breaking dawn will bring in?! serious digits .. i saw the movie on friday and i thought it was pretty good :) the ending was actually my favorite part!

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  7. Patty

    OMG!! Awesum!! i saw it friday night with my friends. Absolutely beautiful. Chris did a great job sticking to the book. i felt like i was reading it all over again :) :) ECLIPSE HERE WE COME!!

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  8. Brandi

    I loved it!!!! I think i may go see it again.!!! and i cant wait till Eclipse!!!! My fave book!!!!

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  9. Brittinie

    I loved the movie..seen it opening night and gonna see it again..I thought the movie followed the book pretty good…especially the opening scene

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  10. Erin

    I contributed to that record… my cousin and I saw it at 5pm as planned and then went back for more at 11pm!

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  11. clara

    twlight is asume i went to see it yesterday it is the best movie ive ever seen and i seen a lot of movies anyway the cast are so hot is is unbleaveable EDWARD OMG hot ! hot! hot!

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  12. carolkk94

    I saw it twice. I went to the Midnight showing with my friends and then I went to a 1:30 pm showing that same day with my Aunt. I’m going again some time this week with my sister. It rock! and EDWARD ohhhhhhh.

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  13. ilham_team edward

    Omg!! New Moon is SOOO awesome! Im gonna see it again today:) i cant wait till eclipse!!

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  14. Anna

    Just came back from seeing New moon, and I freaking loved it! I loved everything, I can’t find anything that I didn’t like about it.

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  15. mrs. wanna be edward cullens wife

    i’ve seen new moon 3x already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i cant wait for eclipse and breaking dawn

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  16. Laurajean Jones

    My Daughter & myself went at 10AM on Friday to see New Moon. it was the best, what a BAD ASS moive, can’t wait for the rest of them. Eclipse is such a ggod book can’t wait until June, it just seems to long away from now and I can’t wait for Breaking Dawn.

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