New Moon's New Record

November 21, 2009 at 5:15am PST

Tags: box office, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, New Moon, Twilight

Photos: Summit Entertainment

It appears that Twilight fans are just as hungry as ever for more of their favorite vampires and werewolves.

Despite being almost universally panned by critics, New Moon's midnight showings yesterday shattered box office records, bringing in $26.3 million. The previous record-holder was this summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which took in $22.2 million from its midnight viewing.

That kind of haul has got to be enough to make even Kristen Stewart smile.

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