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'New Moon' takes Thanksgiving box office

By Adnan Tezer Dec 1, 2009, 0:57 GMT

$Cast member of the movie \'The Twilight Saga: New Moon\', British actor Robert Pattinson attends a youth gathering organized by HypoVereinsbank at the Olympic Arena in Munich, Germany, 14 November 2009. EPA/TOBIAS HASE$

Cast member of the movie \'The Twilight Saga: New Moon\', British actor Robert Pattinson attends a youth gathering organized by HypoVereinsbank at the Olympic Arena in Munich, Germany, 14 November 2009. EPA/TOBIAS HASE

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Summit Entertainment's "New Moon" grossed $66 million for the five-day holiday period (Wednesday-Sunday), $42.5 million of which came over the weekend.

According to Variety, the film’s domestic cumulative is already $230.7 million. "Twilight" grossed $192 million in its entire domestic run.

Warner Bros’ "Blind Side" came in a close second with $40.1 million for the weekend. Its holiday five-day total was $57.5 million for a cumulative of $100.3 million.

Sony’s "2012" finished No.3 with $18 million for a cumulative of $138.8 million.

Disney's John Travolta-Robin Williams comedy "Old Dogs" opened at No. 4 with $24.1 million for the five-day total and $16.8 million for the weekend.

Disney’s "A Christmas Carol" finished No.5 with $16 million for a cumulative of $105.4 million.