New Moon Breaks Another Box Office Record, Earning More Than Dark Knight On Opening Night

The Twilight Saga: New Moon has officially had the best opening day in film history, taking the title from The Dark Knight after just 24 hours in theaters.

According to box office totals released Saturday, the vampire romance starring Rob Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart raked in $72.7 million on its Friday opening day — earning $26.3 million in revenue from midnight runs alone.

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New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight Saga, also holds the record for most advance ticket sales.

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Heath Ledger‘s The Dark Knight earned $67.2 million from 4,366 runs on July 18, 2008 and finished its three-day opening weekend at $158.4 million.

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New Moon‘s opening day even trounced its predecessor’s box office totals.

Twilight earned $36 million on Nov. 21, 2008 and posted a three-day weekend take of $69.6 million.