Summit Entertainment

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1"

As kids and college students get out of school for Thanksgiving, the vampire pic enjoys robust weekday business.

Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 grossed a strong $9.9 million on Monday as teen girls and college students 

began breaking for the Thanskgiving holiday.

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Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Opens to Massive $283.5 Mil Worldwide

 

Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Headed for $140 Mil Domestic Opening

 

Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Eyeing Franchise Best $73.5 Mil Friday

Monday's earnings came close to matching the$10.5 million earned by The Twilight Saga: New Moon on the same Monday two years ago.

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Breaking Dawn, opening to $138.1 million, has now grossed $148 million domestically. Its international earnings through Sunday 

were $144 million.

The movie continues to pace slightly behind New Moon, which opened to $142.8 million and grossed $153.3 million through its first Monday.

But there's no doubt that Breaking Dawn -- teaming director Bill Condon with franchise stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor 

Lautner -- is one of the biggest hits of the year and stands to do big business throughout the Thanksgiving holiday. 

 

Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Opens to Massive $283.5 Mil Worldwide. 

 

The Summit Entertainment pic nabs the fifth largest opening of all time domestically, but falls just short of "New Moon;" Warner Bros.' "Happy Feet Two" sluggish with $22 million, 

while specialty pic "The Descendants" soars with $1.2 million.

Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 opened with a sharp bite around the globe, grossing $139.5 million domestically and $144 million overseas for a 

franchise best $283.5 million. 

 

Top 10 Domestic Box Office Nov. 11-Nov. 13

Title/Weeks in Release/Studio/Theater Count/Weekend Total/Cume

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 1 (1), Summit/4,061, $139.5 million 

 

The Summit pic earned a stellar $72 million Friday in North America, while it has grossed another $66 million overseas; Warner Bros.' 

"Happy Feet Two" got off to 

a slow start with $5.9 million.

Bringing the domestic box office to life, Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 grossed $72 million on Friday for a projected weekend opening 

in the $140 million range. 

Bowing day and date in 54 territories, the film has grossed another $66 million internationally. 

 

The Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner starrer is performing a tad behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which opened on the same weekend two years ago to $142.8 million after grossing $72.7 million on Friday.