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The opening weekend of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part One did better than all three of its predecessors on a worldwide scale, netting $283.5 million opening weekend. The dominating numbers make the film the tenth-highest global launch in film history, behind greats.
Domestic numbers were excellent also, faring an estimated $135 million and earning a place as the fifth-highest domestic premiere in history. While it didn't reach the domestic success of predecessor Twilight Saga: Eclipse (which is ranked fourth-best in domestic premieres), the return was up 15% from last year on the same week, when (coincidentally) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 managed an opening weekend of $125 million.