New Moon, the second chapter in the Twilight Saga, broke opening-day box office records on Friday with a tally of $72.7 million, trumping previous single-day record-holder The Dark Knight’s $67.2 million. The first day cume also includes the record-breaking $26.3 million earned from midnight showings. Pre-release projections had estimated an $85 million weekend take. New Moon is now expected to soar well past that number.

The original Twilight film reaped $36 million on its opening day and $69.6 million over its first weekend. It was released a year ago this weekend.

Warner Bros. The Dark Knight holds the biggest opening weekend record in cinematic history at $158.4 million.