"twilight" grossed over $7 million in ticket sales from midnight showings alone on november 21, 2008. the film is fifth overall on fandango's list of top advance ticket sales, outranked only by the following year, "" (2005), "the dark knight" (2008), and "harry potter and the half-blood prince" (2009). it grossed $35.7 million on its opening day. for its opening weekend in the united states and canada, "twilight" accumulated $69.6 million from 3,419 theaters at an average of $20,368 per theater. the film grossed $192,769,854 in the united states and canada, and $199,846,771 in international territories for a total of $392,616,625. its opening weekend gross was the highest ever of a female-directed film, surpassing that of "deep impact" (1998).