The Numbers Are In! Did The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Break Any Box Office Records

We've been keeping tabs on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 all weekend to see how it was holding up at the box office. Early estimates put the film on pace to top The Dark Knight's opening weekend of $158 million -- and perhaps come close to passing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 for best opening weekend of all time -- though when all was said and done, the first part of this two-part Twilight finale settled for fifth place on the all-time opening weekend charts, churning out an outstanding $139.5 million, falling just barely below New Moon ($142 million). So, for now, the top three remain Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3, with New Moon and Breaking Dawn, Part 1 rounding out the top five. We'll have to wait till next November 16th to see if Breaking Dawn, Part 2 can squeeze its way into a better position.

Some other interesting stats from opening weekend:

-- The audience were 80% female, with a surprising 60% over 21-years-old. The previous Twilight film saw only 65% of its audience comprised of women.

-- 51.6% of the film's weekend gross came from Friday alone, including its midnight tally of $30.25 million.

-- Breaking Dawn took in more money worldwide ($144 million) than it did stateside, bringing its complete total to $283 million.

Other Box Office Stats

-- Opening Day Gross (3rd All Time)

-- Single Day Gross (3rd All Time)

-- Single Day Friday Gross (3rd All Time)

-- Top 3-Day Grosses (5th All Time)

-- Fastest to $100 Million (4th All Time)

-- Opening Weekend Adjusted - November (2nd All Time)

-- Opening Weekends Adjusted (8th All Time)

-- Rated PG-13 Opening Weekends Adjusted (7th All Time)

More: The Conversation: What Are People Saying About 'Breaking Dawn Part 1'?

[All figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo]

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