LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" smashed the record for a single-day opening at the North American box office, and was on track to score one of the biggest weekend tallies of all time, according to preliminary data issued on Saturday.
The vampire romance sequel earned $72.7 million across the United States and Canada on Friday, a figure that includes record-breaking midnight sales of $26.3 million, said the film's closely held distributor Summit Entertainment.
The old record for a single-day opening was $62.2 million, held by last year's "Batman" sequel "The Dark Knight," which went on to become the second-biggest grossing movie of all time in North America before accounting for inflation.
Such heights could be difficult for the "Twilight" sequel to attain. Still, industry observers expect it could finish up with upwards of $125 million for the weekend once Saturday sales data and Sunday estimates are issued early on Sunday.
That would place the film at No. 4 in the record books, behind "The Dark Knight" ($158 million), "Spider-Man 3" ($151 million), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ($136 million), and ahead of "Shrek the Third" ($122 million), according to tracking firm Box Office Mojo.
The previous record for midnight sales was held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which kicked off its run with $22.2 million in sales in July.
The "New Moon" predecessor, "Twilight," released exactly a year ago, ended up with $193 million in North America after an opening weekend of $70 million.
The sequel revisits the dangerous romance between high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).
After falling in love with each other in "Twilight," Bella and Edward break up in "New Moon." Bella finds solace in her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), an American Indian who is also a werewolf. Jacob protects Bella from vampires who kill humans, but she still longs for the gentle blood-sucker Edward who got away.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Twilight Saga: New Moon became the highest-grossing in the history of Spain
The Twilight Saga's second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.
The film, New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, - New Moon become the highest-grossing in the history of Spain
New Moon took over 10 million euros at the box office on its first weekend. The film New Moon, based on the blockbuster trilogy by Stephanie Meyers, attracted over 1.6 million viewers in three days, exceeding the success of its first instalment by 150%.
The chaste romance between the otherworldly vampire played by teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson and amorous teenager, Kristen Stewart has not only lured Spain movie goers, but has grossed $ 140 million (93.5 million) in U.S. and $ 260 million (173.5 million) worldwide.
Until now, another multibillion-dollar franchise, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" from Walt Disney, had been the most successful in Spain with 9.6 million, followed by another adaptation of a best seller, The Da Vinci Code, with 8.8 million.
This article is from http://www.barcelonareporter.com
The film, New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, - New Moon become the highest-grossing in the history of Spain
New Moon took over 10 million euros at the box office on its first weekend. The film New Moon, based on the blockbuster trilogy by Stephanie Meyers, attracted over 1.6 million viewers in three days, exceeding the success of its first instalment by 150%.
The chaste romance between the otherworldly vampire played by teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson and amorous teenager, Kristen Stewart has not only lured Spain movie goers, but has grossed $ 140 million (93.5 million) in U.S. and $ 260 million (173.5 million) worldwide.
Until now, another multibillion-dollar franchise, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" from Walt Disney, had been the most successful in Spain with 9.6 million, followed by another adaptation of a best seller, The Da Vinci Code, with 8.8 million.
This article is from http://www.barcelonareporter.com
Twilight Saga: Ashley Greene tells about fighting in Twilight Eclipse
She commented on what she’s looking forward to seeing in “Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” She said, she’s really excited to see her fight sequences,and the playful moments between Alice and Jasper (Jackson Rathbone). She also said that they took parts of her character and put them into her fight sequence,so her scene is sort of a circus olayish sequence,and she really wants to see it.
Their current film, “Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which is in theaters now,just recently broke a couple of box office records over the weekend for most midnight screening sales and opening day sales. If you haven’t seen it yet,go check it out.
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