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'Breaking Dawn' rises to $283.5M worldwide debut

Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:15 PM EST
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<p>Henry Cavill, a cast member in "Immortals," poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Los Angeles. The RealD 3D film will be released on Friday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)</p>

Henry Cavill, a cast member in "Immortals," poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Los Angeles. The RealD 3D film will be released on Friday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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LOS ANGELES — "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.

Opening in 54 overseas markets, "Breaking Dawn" pulled in $144 million internationally.

But the 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.

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The fact that so many people pay to see these mediocre movies shows how sick our society is.

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Reply#1 - Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:04 PM EST
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