The “New Moon” cast has plenty to howl about. The film opened this weekend and posted record-breaking sales giving “New Moon” the biggest fall opening in history. The celebration doesn’t stop there. EW.com reports the film, “grossed an astounding $140.7 million at the box office this weekend,” earning the movie “the third biggest three-day debut ever, according to early estimates from Hollywood.com Box Office.” “The Dark Knight” and “Spiderman 3″ hold the top two spots.

“New Moon” also toppled the success of the franchise’s first film “Twilight,” by “outright doubl[ing] Twilight’s opening weekend of $69.6 million.”

Sandra Bullock’s “The Blindside” also experienced success this weekend, earning “an estimated $34.5 million for second place.” It’s the best opening of  Bullock’s career, beating the record she set just earlier this year with “The Proposal.”

Disaster movie “2012″ dropped “59 percent on its second weekend, taking in $26.5 million for $108.2 million total and third place.” The animated movie “Planet 51″ and “A Christmas Carol” took fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Twitter users reviewed the top films:

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   OfAnotherMan Disney’s A Christmas Carol in IMAX 3D was absolutely amazing!!! Sick!!!
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   scislandgirl Disney’s A Christmas Carol – amazing artistry, but they wasted time on silliness. Don’t try to improve on Dickens!
3. 
   MrVampland I didnt like Planet 51 it was alright.
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   cutecupcake19 Planet 51 was such a cute movie! G’night ya’ll
5. 
   sgharris the blindside is sooo good!!!!! i loved it!!
6. 
   aliviabarrett RT geez it’s unreal how inspired I am after watchn blindside. not just the difference a mom makes but the difference fierce love makes…
7. 
   JudyBellack Do not miss “Blindside”, a movie about reaching out, sharing and not letting a precious soul slip through the cracks of society! Fantastic!
8. 
   Lulu_48 I ♥ NEW MOON! It was really, really great and awesome! I think that all must see this Movie.
9. 
   KayDolce saw 2012. Very very very good movie! Had me doing a lot of thinking. And good discussion wit the hubby.
10. 
    pun15her71 We went last night to see #New Moon & I would have to say it’s was quite good. I’m ready to see the next one now.
11. 
    ceciliaak Everyone if you have not gone and seen New Moon I highly recommend you go watch it, It was soooooo gooood!!!!!
12. 
    SteffiMilan I <3 New Moon soo much
13. 
    Danilor17 watch 2012…. great movie… love to watch it over and over again

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The end of the week resulted in big money for an end-of-the world tale, according to EW.com. The John Cusack disaster film “2012″ took in an estimated $65 million in the U.S. and $160 million elsewhere, bringing in more than its $200 million budget. Despite the high numbers, though, the box office took in more money at this time in 2008 when it was propelled by the action flick “Quantum of Solace.”

Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” held up well in its second weekend in theaters, dropping only 26 percent and taking the second place spot. The CG-animated film’s tally included 14 percent of its gross from IMAX runs, grossing $22.3 million this week overall. “The Men Who Stare At Goats” took third, dropping 51 percent from last weekend and grossing $6.2 million for a $23 million total.

“Precious” earned an unusual per-screen average of $35,000, putting it in fourth. With the addition of 156 theaters to its limited release opening weekend, it earned $6 million. The Michael Jackson film “This Is It” took a steep drop of 61 percent to earn $5.1 million and fifth place. The concert documentary has earned $67 million in three weeks.

Twitter users reviewed the top films:

1. 
   RussiAnya Saw Christmas Carol in 3D this weekend! Jim Carrey was amazing! What a great movie.I’m in such a Christmas spirit, I’m ready to sing carols!
2. 
   Dylan1Kenobi Saw the new Christmas Carol Movie last night. Pretty freaky, but dead on to the book. A few 3D cliches but still a good movie.
3. 
   jaredu On that note I also saw A Christmas Carol last night, and while Jim Carrey is an awesome actor, I much preferred 2012 to A Christmas Carol .
4. 
   nicholaskirk FYI, saw 2012 last night. No amount of special fx and cgi in the world would’ve helped that wreck. It was utterly laughable. Hahaha!! See…
5. 
   tmangham 2012 is a typical Hollywood film. Good storyline but I thought it could have been made more believable!
6. 
   ricks5550 I saw 2012 last night. Typical disaster movie. Far reaching and not very realistic but the popcorn was good.
7. 
   tiger111189 Went to see 2012 yesterday, amzing film! Love John Cusack! CGI was brilliant, it was predictable for me, but I still recommend you go c it!
8. 
   maggielangrick Did the whole city see rush to 2012 this weekend? Fully sold out Sat. when I tried. Saw Christmas Carol instead. Amazing effects, no heart.
9. 
   UnderEveryStone Men Who Stare At Goats – highly anticipated, but fell short… aimed to be playful but came out more absurd than funny.
10. 
    EmiHeb @craigmunro we saw men who stare at goats. I thought it was really good, definitely intriguing. Not great, but certainly solid.

1. 
   toooshii I saw the movie today that was “THIS IS IT”. Yeah~ Michael!!! I’m not his fan, but it was soooo great and amazing. I was impressed.
2. 
   FreshBritton I don’t understand the hype around this Precious movie…the previews don’t even look good, they look disturbing.
3. 
   televisual Still amazed “2012″ made more in one weekend than “This Is It” has so far. Sorry. I’ll get over it.
4. 
   eyllom @davidsingletary Precious was amazing. Rough stuff, cast was beyond anything I’ve seen in a long time. I’ll be voting 4 them for SAG awards.
5. 
   jeremylucido A lot of people have asked- Yes, the movie Precious was really good- go see it.
6. 
   calciecooper Saw “This is it” this weekend it was very inspirational. MJ was a passionate perfectionist. Never to settle for less than your passion.
7. 
   laysia82 Saw the movie “Precious” last night..I could have waited until it came out on DvD. I was disappointed.

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Holiday cheer arrived especially early this year with the weekend release of the animated “A Christmas Carol.”  The film led the box office with $175 million, according to EW.com.  Jim Carrey plays multiple roles in the film adaption of the Charles Dickens’ story.

“This Is It,” the Michael Jackson concert documentary, was in second place with $14 million, dropping 40 percent in its second weekend. The new comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” starring George Clooney, came in third with $13.3 million.

The Oprah-endorsed and Sundance-winning film “Precious” broke the record for per-screen average for a movie opening in more than 10 theaters. The drama starring Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey and Gabourey Sidibe grossed $1.8 million on only 18 screens.

Tweeps sounded off on each film:

1. 
   SarahRStanyon has just been to see a christmas carol. Great film. Not sure about the whole 3D thing. Makes it pretty scary!
2. 
   yazilovefish A Christmas Carol is such a delightful eye blowing journey! u got to watch it in 3d imax tho!
3. 
   natashahurt doesn’t care how strange the title is, I’m still going to see “Men Who Stare at Goats.” Why, you ask? 2 words. George Clooney…
4. 
   MovieMegan ‘A Christmas Carol’ is v disturbing & not in the way Dickens meant. Every1 in theater was either bored or frightened. Two thumbs way down!
5. 
   AndreaDozier Finally saw a trailer for “A Christmas Carol” & I can’t wait to see it! Looks artistic & haunting, so fitting…
6. 
   sharonfe Just went to see ‘This is it’. Nice, but a bit cheesy with all that ‘love’
7. 
   TamaraTobing I’ve watched “This Is It” twice but still wanna watch it again. I ♥ Michael Jackson forever.
8. 
   Michellemmm @johnhood A Christmas Carol was so good! He captured Dickens’ London beautifully. Will see it again.

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   RobertRave Precious was worth the hype. The performances and the subject matter is still with me hours later. Go see it.
2. 
   andywhitedc THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS is long #newyorker cartoon. You know it must be humorous but you can’t figure out why you’re missing the point.
3. 
   Lonnys_world @Oprah Precious, was an INCREDIBLE film!! OSCAR worthy…Every character had great acting chops. Mo’Nique…WOW! She’s more than a comedian!

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