November 20

New Moon Midnight release sales
CNN - The second installment in the "Twilight Saga", starring Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as his star-crossed love and Taylor Lautner as the wolf boy who loves her, has already ripped through a box office record.

According to Hollywood trade magazine Variety, "New Moon" is the biggest midnight showing in history, grossing $26.3 million when it opened in 3,514 theatres at 12:01 am on Friday.

The film even surpassed the supernatural cinema force that is "Harry Potter," collecting more than $22.2 million that "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" earned during its midnight showing this summer.

"New Moon" has also easily beaten its own predecessor, "Twilight", which earned $36 million on opening day last year. And while "Twilight" opening weekend was $69.7 million, early reports are that "New Moon" will do even better.