The vampire romance ‘New Moon’ wolfed a whopping $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, as per the studio estimates.

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

Richie Fay, head of distribution for Summit said, "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."

An all-time domestic high was achieved on Friday by ‘New Moon’ for opening day with $72.7 million, topping the previous record of $67.2 million in last year’s ‘The Dark Knight’.

Hollywood had its second-biggest non-holiday weekend ever, with final numbers expected to come in slightly behind the $260 million the industry rang up over the weekend of July 18, 2008, when ‘The Dark Knight’ opened.

The business shot up by 59 percent in comparison with the same weekend last year.