LOS ANGELES - The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more overseas for a worldwide debut of $340.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The finale ranks eighth on the list of all-time domestic debuts, and leaves "Twilight" with three of the top-10 openings, joining 2009's "New Moon" (No. 7 with $142.8 million) and last year's "Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" (No. 9 with $138.1 million).
Though "Twilight" is still a female-driven franchise, with girls and women making up 79 percent of the opening-weekend audience, the finale drew the biggest male crowds in the series.
Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis' Civil War drama "Lincoln" expanded nationwide after a week in limited release and came in at No. 3 with $21 million.
The comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook," released by the Weinstein Co., got off to a good start in limited release. Keira Knightley's period drama "Anna Karenina" also started well in limited release.
Estimated weekend ticket sales:
1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2," $141.3 million
2. "Skyfall," $41.5 million
3. "Lincoln," $21 million
4. "Wreck-It Ralph," $18.3 million
5. "Flight," $8.6 million
6. "Argo," $4.1 million
7. "Taken 2," $2.1 million
8. "Pitch Perfect," $1.3 million
9. "Here Comes the Boom," $1.2 million
10 (tie). "Cloud Atlas," $900,000
10 (tie). "Hotel Transylvania," $900,000
10 (tie). "The Sessions," $900,000.
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