Posted on 11/21/2009 10:19:57 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
The Twilight Saga: New Moon grossed $72.7 million on Friday, according to estimates from Summit Entertainment, shattering The Dark Knights previous opening-day record of $62.2 million. (The figure includes the $26.3 million New Moon banked from midnight screenings, also a box office record.) The astronomic figure puts Bella, Edward, and Jacob on a clear path to the biggest opening weekend ever, all the more impressive considering New Moon is opening in 342 fewer theaters than The Dark Knight did last year.
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Marketing to the teenage girl demographic also brings in the teenage boys.
Teenage boys usually pick date movies based on what their girlfriends want to see.
Not an "A-lister" in sight!
72 Million? Those are impressive numbers for one night...for any film genre.
I admit it, I saw it. I took my two tween daughters. My oldest went with her fiance. It is pure escapism for me. It’s pretty awful at it’s core for most “sophisticated adults” but life is so serious these days, I enjoy the distraction. Plus, it gives me one extra thing to chat with my 3 girls about.
The difference is that Titanic is sophisticated cinema. This probably isn’t.
I seen it and besides the Werewolf scenes didn’t like it. But then Twilight wasn’t that good for me either. Too much romancing of suppose to be evil beings. Even monsters are pc now. sheesh!
“I took my two tween daughters. My oldest went with her fiance”
I dont think it’s legal for tweens to be engaged?!?!
LOL, my oldest is 20.
They ruined “The Other Boleyn Girl” with all the men being young adult men instead of actual adults. This marketing to the Teenies has to end. Barely anything to watch these days except vintage films, movies that actually have humor.
They ruined “The Other Boleyn Girl” with all the men being young adult men instead of actual adults. This marketing to the Teenies has to end. Barely anything to watch these days except vintage films, movies that actually have adults in them.
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