We knew this would happen. We witnessed the thousands of teenage girls and lonely housewives waiting outside the cineplex over the weekend, waiting–no, dying–to see TWILIGHT. And it looks like it paid off in millions as TWILIGHT was #1 at the box office this weekend!
But how much is #1? $70.6M, that’s how much! Yikes! Honestly, I thought it would hit at least $100M this weekend alone, but $70M… that’s pretty good, I guess.
On Friday alone the flick scored $36M, which sent Summit Entertainment swooning… for a sequel. And now it’s official. As of Friday, Summit has announced that they are moving forward with making NEW MOON, the next installment of the TWILIGHT series. Big surprise, right?
Which means the saga of pimping out a vampire flick that’s more romance than horror isn’t going to stop with TWILIGHT, but will continue on until next year with NEW MOON. In case you give a rats ass, NEW MOON goes like this (spoilers): Recovered from the vampire attack that hospitalized her in the conclusion of TWILIGHT, Bella celebrates her birthday with her boyfriend Edward and his family, a unique clan of vampires that has sworn off human blood. But the celebration abruptly ends when the teen accidentally cuts her arm on broken glass. The sight and smell of her blood trickling away forces the Cullen family to retreat lest they be tempted to make a meal of her. After all is mended, Edward, realizing the danger that he and his family create for Bella, sees no option for her safety but to leave. Mourning his departure, she slips into a downward spiral of depression that penetrates and lingers over her every step. Vampire fans will appreciate the subsequently dour mood that permeates the novel, and it’s not until Bella befriends Jacob, a sophomore from her school with a penchant for motorcycles, that both the pace and her disposition begin to take off. Their adventures are wild, dare-devilish, and teeter on the brink of romance, but memories of Edward pervade Bella’s emotions, and soon their fun quickly morphs into danger, especially when she uncovers the true identities of Jacob and his pack of friends.
Yippie. Another year hearing about the TWILIGHT crew… I can hardly wait…
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