Well what do you know, New Moon, the latest movie from the Twilight Saga, brought in $140.7 million this past weekend in the US Box Office and a total of nearly $260 million worldwide ($258.8). That’s the third best opening weekend in the history of the US box office, with The Dark Knight ($158 million) and Spider-Man 3 ($151 million), being the top 1 and 2.

Now, did anyone really expect it to not to do well? The moment I heard there was going to be a sequel, I pretty much knew this movie was going to do well. I remember having this conversation with a co-worker, about whether or not Ninja Assassin can match New Moon’s opening weekend. It would blow my mind if Ninja Assassin made in its opening weekend as much as New Moon made in one day, a new box office record, $69.9 million. More »

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