DVD and Blu-ray sales of the cult teenage vampire film have reached a record-breaking 264,077 in its first week on shelves in Australia.

It means Twilight is the best selling Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD title in the first week of release in the past five years, beating out Australia, The Dark Knight and the past two Harry Potter films.

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“Twilight” has quickly become the biggest home-video release of the year, selling 5.6 million units during its first eight days, according to trade publication Home Media Magazine.

The vampire romance took the crown from “Madgascar: Escape 2 Africa,” which has sold an estimated 5.3 million units since its February 6 release, according to Home Media research.

The release sold 3 million units its first day in stores, according to distributor Summit Entertainment, enough to send it to the top of the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart for the week ended March 22.

Just 3 percent of the film’s total unit sales came from Blu-ray Disc, not surprising given the “Twilight’s” Blu-ray Disc edition is being sold only at Target Stores and Best Buy until May 5.

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It was a busy weekend in the MTV/Twilight-verse as we chased down secret parties and events all timed to celebrate the DVD release of ‘Twilight.” It’s no surprise that the fans came out in force for the long-awaited release but the numbers are still pretty impressive.

One of the events we covered featured a surprise appearance by none other than Ashley Greene. Check out a slew of photos here and check out Ashley herself below as she talks about her surprise at the amazing success of the first “Twilight” film.

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Summit Entertainment announced today that the home entertainment release of the studio’s action-packed, modern day vampire love story TWILIGHT sold over 3 million DVD units in its first day of release. The DVD launch commenced this past Saturday morning at midnight with nationwide events during which time Summit and its retail partners provided TWILIGHT fans with the chance to celebrate the DVD release of the film. “TWILIGHT at Midnight” allowed participating retailers the opportunity to stay open late as fans lined up in impressive numbers to purchase the DVD of the epic romance at midnight parties.

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“I think it’s healthier to have a new person do [each one],” explained Hardwicke, who was recently replaced for the sequel “New Moon” but had some fans holding out hope she might return for the upcoming “Eclipse” or “Breaking Dawn” films. “I’ve loved all the different directors that did the ‘Harry Potter’ [films], because each one had their own cool style and energy, so I think that’s good. And I’m moving on to other projects.”

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‘Twilight’ filmmakers and cast members showed up to surprise fans at DVD release parties around the country, and ET was on hand to see the shocked and surprised attendees at one party in the Los Angeles area where Ashley Greene appeared.

Fans at parties around the country not only picked up their own copy of ‘Twilight,’ but they got a chance to meet their favorite on-screen vamps and mortals — in the flesh! Watch our video to see all the excitement and chaos unfold!

‘Twilight,’ available now on DVD, is based on the bestselling book of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and tells the story of mortal Bella Swan and her undying love, vamp Edward Cullen. The sequel to the hit film, ‘New Moon,’ swoops into theaters later this year on November 20, 2009.

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