The vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The No. 1 domestic debut for Summit Entertainment’s “New Moon” was more than twice the $69.6 million haul over the same weekend last year for “Twilight,” the first in the franchise based on Stephenie Meyer’s novels.
“New Moon” placed third on the all-time domestic chart behind last year’s $158.4 million opening weekend for the Batman blockbuster “The Dark Knight” and 2007’s $151.1 million haul for “Spider-Man 3.”
Opening at No. 2 this weekend was the Warner Bros. football drama “The Blind Side” with $34.5 million.
The previous weekend’s top movie, Sony’s disaster tale “2012,” slipped to third-place.
Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz broke free in Spain and slightly injured two people.
Cruise and Diaz were not at Sunday’s rehearsal. The actors are scheduled to arrive in the city of Cadiz in southwest Spain for the filming of the “Knight & Day” movie this weekend.
Two unidentified women were slightly injured by the bulls as they broke free from the downtown location and ran through streets to a nearby beach. It was not immediately clear if the women had anything to do with the film.
Movie director Jose Luis Escolar told reporters he doesn’t know how the bulls escaped.
Filming in Cadiz was to begin today, but local government spokesman Ignacio Romani says it has now been suspended until further notice.
Associated Press
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