American ticket sales the first weekend it was released made "New Moon" the third best-selling movie on record.

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As of last weekend, the movie had earned more than three hundred thirty-four million dollars in ticket sales.

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But Dragon held on, with ticket sales dropping by less than 35% each weekend (compare that to Iron Man 2 which saw ticket sales drop 60% its second weekend out).

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Weekend buyers of big-ticket items such as lamps and chairs have been replaced by tourists, many just browsing.

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She was going to Madrid because her boyfriend bought her a ticket to spend the weekend with him.

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