Box Office: New Moon Fails to Surpass The Dark Knight’s Opening Weekend

While it did break midnight and opening day records, The Twilight Saga: New Moon was unable to beat The Dark Knight’s huge opening weekend record, despite being the highest opening weekend of 2009.

The Summit Entertainment sequel took in an estimated $140.7 million domestically over the three day weekend, about $18 million shy of Batman’s record $158 million, and even shy of Spider-Man 3’s $151.1 million. New Moon will probably beat the life-time domestic theatrical gross of Twilight by the end of the week.

New Moon’s worldwide total is $258.8 million, the seventh highest worldwide opening of all time, behind Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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The peanut butter and the chocolate have come together to make the perfect combination. Enjoy!

Recipe: Chilled Papaya Soup with Cardamom & Honey

Makes 4 servings, 118 calories, 2 grams of fat

Ingredients:

15 ounces organic papaya

3 tablespoons wild honey

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

7 to 8 sprigs of mint leaves

1/2 teaspoon of green cardamom powder

4 fresh strawberries, chopped

1 fresh kiwi, chopped

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

3 cups fresh coconut water

Preparation:

Step 1. Peel, clean and cut papaya into cubes and place in a blender.

Step 2. Add honey, lemon juice, 4 to 5 mint sprigs, green cardamom powder, grated lemon peel, sea salt, coconut water and blend together until the mixture becomes a smooth puree.

Step 3. Refrigerate for almost 5 to 6 hours.

Step 4. Serve with fresh chopped strawberry and kiwi and garnish with fresh mint springs.