We’ve just gotten in some very cool stats from Fandango to follow up with the exciting news we got earlier today regarding midnight showing sales. The movie brought in a whopping $26.27 million dollars in midnight showings alone (read more about that here if you missed it), and things definitely have not slowed down. Check out some cool film statistics below, courtesy of Fandango:
Ticket sales show no signs of tapering off this weekend, as the movie is trending to sell more than 10 tickets per second throughout the course of the day on Fandango.
Summit Entertainment has reported that “New Moon” set a new record for opening midnight shows with an estimated gross of $26.270 million playing at 3,514 theaters for a per theater average of $7,476.
Several thousand of last night’s midnight shows were sold out in advance on our site. Fandango sold nearly 30% of Thursday night’s estimated domestic box office for “New Moon.”
How many of you have already seen New Moon and how many of you plan to go for a second (or third/fourth/tenth/fiftieth) viewing this weekend?
The title says it all, people! According to Gossip Cop (via word from Summit Entertainment), The Twilight Saga: New Moon is setting records already. Early numbers are putting New Moon as having the biggest midnight opening ever - even above The Dark Knight and Harry Potter - for a total of over $26 million. Read below for more stats:
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has set a new record for opening midnight shows with an estimated gross of $26.270 million playing at 3,514 theaters for a per theater average of $7,476. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON passes HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ($22.2 million) to take the number one spot.* Following POTTER is DARK KNIGHT ($18.5 million).
In addition to THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, last night Summit re-issued TWILIGHT in theaters. The film grossed $1.3 million playing at 2,057 theaters for a per theater average of $631. The re-issue of Twilight came in just outside the top 15 for the week this is notable especially considering that all came from just 9 PM Thursday night shows.
Entertainment Weekly has put out their prediction and they’re expecting the film to take in $105 million this weekend at the box office. Read more from them here.
Okay, I’m about speechless so I’ll leave the talking to you. What do you think of these numbers? Are you surprised the total is so high? Did you go see a midnight showing?
Kristen Stewart made her appearance on the Today Show this morning to promote New Moon. Kristen was apparently under the weather but talked openly all about what Bella goes through in New Moon and of course the shirtless wolf pack. Kristen also talks about how life has changed since she started filming The Twilight Saga and how lucky she is to be a part of it. Check out the Today Show clip below:
Kristen did a great job this year on the Today Show, she looked a lot less nervous this year compared to last. I love how Kristen’s love for Bella and The Twilight Saga really shines through. I really hope Kristen and the rest of the cast get a little break soon to relax.
Did you catch Kristen’s appearance on TV today? Did you like this interview with Kristen?
The Twilight Saga: New Moon went down yesterday in Los Angeles, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart hopped on a plane shortly after to make their way to the premiere in Knoxville this evening. The event was put on to benefit charity and will raise close to $430,000. Read more about the event below, watch a video of Taylor and Kristen arriving, and check out some great pictures of the two.
Stewart and Lautner made their first – if brief and somewhat delayed — trip to Tennessee Tuesday. The two actors walked the red carpet before a Tuesday screening of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” They did not stay for the movie itself.
Stewart plays lead character Bella Swan and Lautner werewolf Jacob Black in the second film based on Stephenie Meyer’s four-book series. In the film, Bella and vampire Edward Cullen, portrayed by actor Robert Pattinson, are in love. But Edward leaves Bella to keep her safe, and Jacob steps in to play an important part in her life.
The stars’ Tuesday arrival in shiny black Cadillac Escalades onto the Regal red carpet was delayed by more than an hour. When they arrived around 7:45 p.m., Stewart and Lautner posed for photos outside the cinema. Fans screamed, jumped and flashed cameras as Knox County Sheriff’s Department deputies kept them behind metal barricades.
But fans got an unexpected treat. Seconds after she entered the theater, Stewart turned on her black stiletto heels and walked back outside to the barricade. Surrounded by security, she signed posters, books, scraps of paper and photos as she worked her way down some 20 feet of screaming, smiling fans. One young woman reached over the bars and hugged the actress’ slender shoulders. A few minutes later, Lautner came out of the theater and signed autographs for other fans. Shouts of “Taylor, Taylor” and “Kristen, Kristen” replaced the screams.
The sold-out event was the only official screening of “New Moon” outside of Los Angeles. The film opens nationwide Friday.
The screening raised more than $442,000 for the charity Variety of Eastern Tennessee, Regal Entertainment Group CEO Amy Miles announced. Ninety percent of that money will help several area charities and organizations, said Variety of Eastern Tennessee Executive Director Dena Pinsker. The other 10 percent will pay for the cost of the benefit.
Read the full article and check out a video of the pair arriving here.
You can also view several more gorgeous pictures of Kristen and Taylor at the event here.
In a very interesting new article, Variety is stating that The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which we all know hits theaters on Friday, could bring in a whopping $80 million domestically on opening weekend! That is more than $10 million more than Twilight opened to last year. Read more from Variety below:
Summit Entertainment’s sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is looking to feed on the bloodstream of the worldwide box office as it unspools today in its first pack of territories before opening in the U.S. at 12:01 a.m. Friday.
The question is how big the sequel can go after last year’s surprise performance.
A year ago this weekend, the industry was stunned when “Twilight” opened to $69.7 million domestically, eventually grossing $191.5 million. The “Twilight” opening, combined with the strong bow of Warner Bros.’ “Sex and the City” just months before, upended the theory that female auds don’t usually fuel big openings.
There’s plenty of evidence suggesting that “New Moon” could open well north of “Twilight’s” domestic debut, which could mean a domestic opening of $80 million or even more. Sequel stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the title roles.
I think, hands down, that New Moon will rock Twilight at the box office. I’m no good with numbers so I won’t even throw a guess out there, but $80 million sounds pretty impressive. It’ll be interesting to hear the numbers next week! What do you think about Variety’s prediction? Do you have a guess as to what the film will make in it’s opening weekend?
If you weren’t able to watch Myspace’s live stream of the premiere last night (or even if you did!), then no worries because they have a great new wrap up video to catch you up. In the video they talk to many of the actor’s in the film about the phenomenon that is Twilight. In addition to the cool wrap up video, they’ve also added some amazing statistics for last night’s live feed:
Kristen Stewart also made late night TV last night as she appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Kristen talked to Conan a bit about her Dad, the extreme fans reactions and how she reacts back, Twilgiht tattoos and Twilight merchandise (including underwear and dolls), and Kristen even got to touch Conan’s hair. Also included was a clip showing the scene with Bella where Paul and Jacob transform. Check out the videos from the show in two parts:
*Warning for Spoilers* - old scene, Bella confronts Paul and Paul/Jacob transform, clip starts at 2:45.
(Thanks Noor!)
Kristen looks a bit more nervous than she has been lately in this interview with Conan. I do love that she got to touch Conan’s hair and wanted to because Nikki got to last year.
What did you think of this interview with Kristen?
We’ve just gotten in some very cool stats from Fandango to follow up with the exciting news we got earlier today regarding midnight showing sales. The movie brought in a whopping $26.27 million dollars in midnight showings alone (read more about that here if you missed it), and things definitely have not slowed down. Check out some cool film statistics below, courtesy of Fandango:
The Twilight Saga: New Moon went down yesterday in Los Angeles, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart hopped on a plane shortly after to make their way to the premiere in Knoxville this evening. The event was put on to benefit charity and will raise close to $430,000. Read more about the event below, watch a video of Taylor and Kristen arriving, and check out some great pictures of the two.
In a very interesting new article, Variety is stating that The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which we all know hits theaters on Friday, could bring in a whopping $80 million domestically on opening weekend! That is more than $10 million more than Twilight opened to last year. Read more from Variety below:
If you weren’t able to watch Myspace’s live stream of the premiere last night (or even if you did!), then no worries because they have a great new wrap up video to catch you up. In the video they talk to many of the actor’s in the film about the phenomenon that is Twilight. In addition to the cool wrap up video, they’ve also added some amazing statistics for last night’s live feed:
Kristen Stewart also made late night TV last night as she appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Kristen talked to Conan a bit about her Dad, the extreme fans reactions and how she reacts back, Twilgiht tattoos and Twilight merchandise (including underwear and dolls), and Kristen even got to touch Conan’s hair. Also included was a clip showing the scene with Bella where Paul and Jacob transform. Check out the videos from the show in two parts:
