The 'Twilight' vampire romance sequel 'New Moon' raked in $140.7-million in its premiere weekend, a spectacular showing for the cult series, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

Summit Entertainment's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', which opened at 12:01 am on Friday netted $140.7-million outpacing its closest rival, 'The Blind Side', with 34.5 million, by over four-to-one in ticket sales, the industry report said.

Hollywood.com had predicted the vampire flick was set to join only a dozen other films to have sold $100-million worth of tickets in a single weekend.

In third place, end-of-the-world film '2012' brought in $26.5-million, more than double its next-runner-up, 'Planet 51', with $12.6-million.

'Disney's A Christmas Carol' earned $12.2-million trailed by abuse saga 'Precious' with $11-million, and military intel flick 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' with $2.7-million in the number seven spot.

'Couples Retreat' earned another $1.9-million for a strong total to date of $105-million; followed by 'The Fourth Kind' with $1.7-million and 'Law Abiding Citizen' with $1.6-million.

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