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...but not enough to knock The Dark Knight or Spider-Man 3 out of the two top spots!

New Moon took in an estimated $140.7 million at the domestic box office this weekend, falling behind The Dark Knight with 158.4 mil and Spider-Man 3 with $151.1 mil. It did bump POTC: Dead Man's Chest (with $135.6 mil) out of the third spot.

Now obviously, this is amaze. Props to everyone involved! That being said, we're a little surprised. Why?

Because New Moon's first midnight runs ($26.3 mil) and full Friday runs ($72.7 mil) both beat out The Dark Knight's numbers... so how come this didn't continue throughout the weekend?

So many questions!