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.The Twilight sequel, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, boasts $66 million in earnings over the five-day holiday period, including a three-day haul of $42.5 million taken from Friday through Sunday.
Total movie ticket sales in North America over the Thanksgiving period amounted to $278 million, breaking a previous record of $244 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 $475 million.
Sandra Bullock's drama The Blind Side took in $40.1 million over the weekend, bringing its own two-week total to $100.3 million.
Disaster film 2012 followed at three with $18 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 $16.8 million and $16 million.
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