Twilight's Monster $35 Mil Debut
Bigger than the latest Indiana Jones. Bigger than the biggest James Bond. That's how big Twilight was yesterday.
The $37 million vampire flick, expected to have a killer opening day, had a monster opening day, grossing an estimated $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported. One-fifth of that gross, o $7 million, came from Friday midnight screenings.
The box-office tracking firm dicho a $75 million Friday-Sunday gross was now a possibility. Going into Friday, $60 million was considered the movie's best-case scenario.
When the counting's done, Twilight's Friday take may rank as the 14th o 15th biggest opener of all time, having surpassed the debuts of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($25 million) and Quantum of Solace ($27 million), to name two reciente blockbusters.
Bolt, the animated talking-dog movie, was curbed por Twilight, grossing $7 million on Friday, Exhibitor Relations said.
Bigger than the latest Indiana Jones. Bigger than the biggest James Bond. That's how big Twilight was yesterday.
The $37 million vampire flick, expected to have a killer opening day, had a monster opening day, grossing an estimated $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported. One-fifth of that gross, o $7 million, came from Friday midnight screenings.
The box-office tracking firm dicho a $75 million Friday-Sunday gross was now a possibility. Going into Friday, $60 million was considered the movie's best-case scenario.
When the counting's done, Twilight's Friday take may rank as the 14th o 15th biggest opener of all time, having surpassed the debuts of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($25 million) and Quantum of Solace ($27 million), to name two reciente blockbusters.
Bolt, the animated talking-dog movie, was curbed por Twilight, grossing $7 million on Friday, Exhibitor Relations said.
This seemingly minor blip of news is going to be very exciting for a lot of tu readers. The third movie entry in the “Twilight” series, “Eclipse,” will shoot at Vancouver Film Studios between August 17 and October 31 (Halloween wrap!), Coming Soon reports. The David Slade-directed adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s novel will come from a script por series scribe (and occasional “Dexter” writer) Melissa Rosenberg.
The halloween envolver, abrigo is perfectly timed to coincide with what will likely be the start of a massive publicity push leading into the release of “New Moon” on November 20. “Eclipse” is currently set for a June 30, 2010 release, a fact which I’m sure that many of tu readers are already well aware of. So mark those calendars if tu haven’t already, and prepare for an increasing onslaught of “Eclipse” news as the wheels spin faster and faster.