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'Breaking Dawn' rises to $283.5M worldwide debut
DAVID GERMAIN
(The Associated Press)

05:25:09PM (ET) Sunday,November 20,2011.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Twilight Saga" has staked out another huge opening with a $139.5 million first weekend domestically and a worldwide launch of $283.5 million.

The domestic total gives "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" the second-best debut weekend for the franchise, after the $142.8 million launch for 2009's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." ''Breaking Dawn" did more than half of its business, $72 million, on opening day Friday, while the movie's debut weekend was the fifth-best on record.

Opening in 54 overseas markets, "Breaking Dawn" pulled in $144 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday.

But the Warner Bros. dancing penguin sequel "Happy Feet 2" stumbled in its debut, pulling in just $22 million over opening weekend. That's barely half what the first film in the animated franchise earned in its 2006 opening.


Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1," $139.5 million ($144 million international)

2. "Happy Feet 2," $22 million.

3. "Immortals," $12.3 million ($11.9 million international).

4. "Jack and Jill," $12 million.

5. "Puss in Boots," $10.7 million ($2.4 million international).

6. "Tower Heist," $7 million ($4.5 million international).

7. "J. Edgar," $5.9 million.

8. "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," $2.9 million.

9. "In Time," $1.7 million.

10. "The Descendants," $1.2 million.

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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1," $144 million.

2. "The Adventures of Tintin," $21.7 million.

3. "Immortals," $11.9 million.

4. "Real Steel," $6.9 million.

5. "Moneyball," $5.4 million.

6. "Arthur Christmas," $5 million.

7. "Tower Heist," $4.5 million.

8. "In Time," $4.2 million.

9. "The Lion King," $3.6 million.

10. "Paranormal Activity 3," $3.4 million.

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