Box Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Scores $9.9 Mil on Monday

Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1 made a powerful $9.9 million on Monday as teen women and university students started breaking for that Thanskgiving holiday.our editor recommendsBox Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Opens to Massive $283.5 Mil WorldwideBox Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Headed for $140 Mil Domestic OpeningBox Office Report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' Thinking of getting Franchise Best $73.5 Mil Friday Monday's earnings came near to matching the$10.5 million gained through the Twilight Saga: New Moon on a single Monday 2 yrs ago. PHOTOS: 'Twilight': Behind the curtain from the Saga's First Film Breaking Beginning, opening to $138.a million, has made $148 million locally. Its worldwide earnings through Sunday were $144 million. The film is constantly on the pace slightly behind New Moon, which opened up to $142.8 million and made $153.3 million through its first Monday. But there's without doubt that Breaking Beginning -- joining director Bill Condon with franchise stars Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefervre -- is among the greatest hits of the season and stands to complete large business through the Christmas. Related Subjects Twilight Saga Box Office Twilight