The second film in the Stephenie Meyer romance series, Twilight Saga: New Moon [TWLI2] opened with an estimated $140.7 million, more than doubled Twilight's $69.6 million. The opening is the third highest ever behind The Dark Knight's $158.4 million and Spider-Man 3 $151.1 million. New Moon set the record for biggest opening day ever at $72.7 million, and the new midnight sales record at $26.3 million. Women made up 80% of the audience.
Warner Bros.' The Blind Side [BLDSD] debuted in second place with a better than expected $34.5 million. The opening is a career best for Sandra Bullock [SBULL], who helped attract an audience that was 59% female to the sports drama.
Last weekend's top film, 2012 [2012S] tumbled 59% in its second weekend to $26.5 million. The Sony disaster film has grossed $108 million.
The animated Planet 51 [PLT51] landed in fourth place with $12.6 million. The Sony release appealed mainly to families with young children.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON | $140,700,000 | $140,700,000 |
| 2 | THE BLIND SIDE | $34,510,000 | $34,510,000 |
| 3 | 2012 | $26,500,000 | $108,221,000 |
| 4 | PLANET 51 | $12,600,000 | $12,600,000 |
| 5 | DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL | $12,230,000 | $79,791,000 |
| 6 | PRECIOUS | $11,007,500 | $21,403,249 |
| 7 | THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS | $2,773,000 | $27,624,058 |
| 8 | COUPLES RETREAT | $1,951,680 | $105,000,635 |
| 9 | THE FOURTH KIND | $1,730,400 | $23,343,205 |
| 10 | LAW ABIDING CITIZEN | $1,615,000 | $70,027,140 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): TWLI2, BLDSD, SBULL, 2012S, PLT51