New Moon takes a bite out of box office. The vampire romance, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That’s a three-day box office record for a non-summer opening.

The vampire flick crushed the previous opening-day record of $62.2 million, held by The Dark Knight. New Moon also made history by earning $26.3 million from midnight screenings alone.

The No. 1 domestic debut for Summit Entertainment’s New Moon was more than twice the $69.6 million overhaul over the same weekend last year for Twilight, the first film in the franchise based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer.

“Obviously, with the success of ‘Twilight’ itself, sequels being what they are will generate X-number of dollars more, particularly if it’s a satisfying sequel,” said Richie Fay, Head of Distribution for Summit.

Here’s how the box office Top 10 rounded out:

1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $140.7 million.

2. The Blind Side, $34.5 million.

3. 2012, $26.5 million.

4. Planet 51, $12.6 million.

5. Disney’s A Christmas Carol, $12.2 million.

6. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, $11 million.

7. The Men Who Stare at Goats, $2.8 million.

8. Couples Retreat, $2 million.

9. The Fourth Kind, $1.7 million.

10. Law Abiding Citizen, $1.6 million.