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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- "New Moon," the "Twilight" vampire movie sequel, broke the U.S. record for midnight ticket sales with $26.3 million, a distributor said.
Distributor Summit Entertainment said the horror film's gross sales from Thursday night's grand opening in Canada and the United States set a record and helped put it on pace to set a record for the highest single-day domestic ticket sales, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
Several film industry officials said "New Moon" ticket sales for Friday would likely be more than $70 million, the Times said. Such a total would put it ahead of the current single-day domestic ticket sales king, "The Dark Knight" with $67.2 million.
"New Moon," based on a book by author Stephenie Meyer, is also expected to enjoy the highest domestic weekend gross for a 2009 film with a predicted weekend gross of more than $110 million.
The Times said that weekend tally could be increased to more than $150 million once ticket sales from 25 other countries showing it are added.
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MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said.
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CHENNAI, India, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A ninth-grade science teacher in Chennai, India, was stabbed to death by a15-year-old student irate over her complaints to his parents, police said.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greek workers went on strike Friday, the second time this week they walked off their jobs to protest the country's new austerity programs.
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