New Moon helps score Thanksgiving box office record

The Twilight Saga: New Moon is at the top of the U.S. box office for the second consecutive week, taking North American ticket sales into a record-breaking five-day Thanksgiving weekend (begs25Nov09).

The Twilight sequel, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, boasts £41.3 million in earnings over the five-day holiday period, including a three-day haul of £26.6 million taken from Friday (27Nov09) through Sunday (29Nov09).

Total movie ticket sales in North America over the Thanksgiving period amounted to £173.8 million, breaking a previous record of £152.5 million set in 2000 - when How The Grinch Stole Christmas and Unbreakable were the two top films

New Moon now boasts a staggering worldwide total of just under £296.9 million.

Sandra Bullock's drama The Blind Side took in £25.1 million over the weekend, bringing its own two-week total to £62.7 million.

Disaster film 2012 followed at three with £11.3 million in profits in three days.

Rounding out the top five are Robin Williams and John Travolta's comedy Old Dogs and Disney's A Christmas Carol, taking in £10.5 million and £10 million respectively.

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