This Week at the Box Office 11/23

The Twilight Saga: New Moon notched the third-largest debut on record this weekend with $140.7 million, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI. The latest chapter of the vampire saga, which has made pinup stars of actors Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, is behind only The Dark Knight's $158.4 million last year and Spider-Man 3's $151.1 million in 2007.

*Sandra Bullock's The Blind Side exceeded projections with a second-place debut of $34.5 million.

*2012 was third with $26.5 million, which lifts its 10-day total to $108.2 million.