'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite

[discocrisco01]

Source: KSAW

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.

The Friday haul for the "Twilight" sequel includes a record $26.3 million from midnight screenings alone.

If "New Moon" maintains its pace, it might have a shot at the all-time best opening weekend record of $158.4 million, also held by "The Dark Knight."

"New Moon" continues the story of teen romance between a girl and a vampire (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), with the sequel adding a love triangle with a teen werewolf (Taylor Lautner).


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[WCGreen]

1. When are rthe mummy and Frankenstein coming in...

What is it really about, the girl thinking she can change the "bad" boy?

Werewolf Without a Cause...

[Arkana]

2. I hate Twilight. With the fiery burning intensity of a thousand SPARKLY VAMPIRES.

[WCGreen]

3. 90210 transylvania...

[Odin2005]

4. Ditto!

:puke:

[DKRC]

5. Real vampires don't sparkle, they burn

The fate Twilight should meet:

http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/m9xcvk_cskVIzvRxJH_yAA55934/GW296H141

[sarge43]

6. Nah. This is a more entertaining and satisfying fate.

[liquid diamond]

7. That's an awesome photoshop.

Seriously, I love Blade and vampires, but this Twilight series gives them a bad name. Fuck all this hype.

[sarge43]

10. It's snarf-o-lious.

Yeah, whatever else vampires are, they aren't cuddly.

[DKRC]

11. O yeah, love Blade

but The Boys have the Metallicar & the tunes

[sarge43]

13. The boys do have the fine wheels

[cali]

12. I can't stop laughing

:rofl:

thanks.

[Arkana]

21. It's a relief to know that both those actors

hate the books, hate the movies, and only took the jobs to advance their respective careers. I mean, Robert Pattinson was "HEY YOU'RE THAT GUY FROM THE HARRY POTTER MOVIE!" before this.

[NashVegas]

16. So Don't Watch It

Anyone forcing you?

[Arkana]

22. Uh, no--but I'm still allowed to hate them for the impression they impart

to young girls who read them.

[pipoman]

32. Damn,

I am always surprised when I see fundie shit like this on DU...It is a story book..

http://northbritain.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/sarah-palins-burning-issue/

[Zhade]

33. Correction: it's a SHITTY book that teaches young girls terrible lessons.

Ironic you should mention fundies, since the author -- who can't write her way out of a paper bag -- is a mormon.

[mrbarber]

8. Goddammit.

That sucks. The Dark Knight was amazing. Twilight is a blight upon the world.

[NashVegas]

17. What Does This Have to Do With You? Or The Dark Knight?

[liquid diamond]

31. Twilight will never surpass

the Dark Knight's overall sales. I'm sure by next week Twilight won't even make half of what it made this weekend.

[coffeenap]

9. So Hollywood finally rediscovers the teenage girl market--duh. nt

[NashVegas]

18. Female Movie-Goers Should Stay Home?

Or just let their boyfriends - who all have much better taste, of course - pick the flick?

[Kitsune]

14. And thus a new generation of girls learns that abusive relationships are "romantic"

Fan-goddamn-tastic.

[NashVegas]

15. As Opposed to Some Judd Apatow Fantasy?

[Kitsune]

20. I had to google to figure out who that was.

And I am proud to say I've never seen a single one of those movies.

Marketing to a teenage demographic is one thing, but Twilight has a very toxic message. The Edward/Bella relationship is laced with all the warning signs of an abusive relationship, but it's treated as the ultimate romance by everyone around them, thus normalizing it. I really don't think that's a good message to be promoting.

[NashVegas]

24. I Haven't Seen This New One

Saw the first one. Considering her attitude towards and the movie's general treatment of her father, is it any surprise that the lead female character has many of the same issues millions of teenage girls face, all over the US?

There's hardly a movie made in Hollywood that creates a positive image for and of women, let alone teenage girls.

The only thing that separates Twilight from anything other piece of junk out there is that it actually seems to be offering teen female movie goers something they want to see on screen. And as far as I can tell, that's the single most overwhelming thing about the movie that gets damned.

[Kitsune]

25. The novels are where the message really comes across.

http://vampirely.wordpress.com/

This is a blog where a friend of mine reviews the books. She's got a knack for making reading terrible fiction funny, so the blog is actually quite an entertaining read, but I think the inclusion of the "Edward Creep-o-meter" pretty much says it all about the novels themselves.

[NashVegas]

26. Your Friend Should

Write her own books and get paid for them. Far more satisfying than the futility of tearing down someone else's success - even if it's based on sludge.

[Zhade]

34. Wait -- these girls WANT to fantasize about being in an abusive relationship?

Wow. Twilight fans really are fucked in the head.

[Arkana]

23. THANK YOU.

I was wondering if anyone else noticed that it read like a Mormon LiveJournal.

[Kitsune]

27. The difference is that you occasionally find good writing on Livejournal.

[NashVegas]

19. The Reaction to This is Highly Entertaining

Heaven forbid anyone should want to please a teenage girl.

[iris27]

28. Hooray! A glorified abusive relationship rakes in the dough!

Can't wait for "Eclipse", when Edward DISABLES Bella's car so she can't drive somewhere he doesn't want her to go, supposedly "for her own safety"...I'm sure that will be an even BIGGER record-breaker!

:eyeroll:

The entire series reads like Eminem and Kim went Mormon.

[mackerel]

29. Just from the trailers it looks like crap special effects.

I tried reading the books but they're nothing like Harry Potter. The author also took a lot
of liberties with the vampire genre.

For good romantic vampire novel go back to the original Bram Stoker's Dracula. Absolute classic.

[sarge43]

30. Also recommend Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain series. n/t

Very romantic, excellent history, true to the genre.

[cowcommander]

35. lol twilight