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Monday, November 23, 2009
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2009-11-23
Breaking: New Moon's final weekend tally, just released by Summit was $142,839,137.
Friday clocked in at $72,703,754.
Saturday, $42,288,881.
Sunday, $27,846,502.
Full charts will be posted shortly.
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2009-11-22
After enjoying impressive box office and home market sales over the last year for Twilight, the industry knew that Summit had a potential blockbuster franchise on its hands.
This weekend has proved that they have a franchise as big as anything else in the industry.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened on Friday with an extraordinary estimated $72.7 million, the biggest single day in box office history (see list).
And, while it couldn't quite maintain that pace through the entire weekend, the studio reported a final weekend estimate of $140.7 million this morning, the third-biggest weekend of all time (see list).
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2009-11-22
Summit Entertainment just released a weekend estimate of $140.7 million for New Moon.
If the number holds, that will be the third-biggest weekend of all time.
We'll have a full report and all the weekend estimates shortly.
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2009-11-21
The Twilight Saga: New Moon made box office history on Friday, earning more money in a single day than any other movie.
Its opening day figure, including midnight screenings that earned $26.3 million, was an extraordinary $72.7 million, according to early estimates.
That's $5 million more than The Dark Knight's opening day last year, and gives the movie a shot at posting the biggest weekend ever, which is a record also currently held by The Dark Knight with $158 million.
That's still a tall order, since The Dark Knight benefited from a July release, but after a day like that, anything seems possible.
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2009-11-20
Everyone in the industry was expecting the opening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon to be big, but few would have predicted that it would top the performances of The Dark Knight and Harry Potter to record the biggest midnight opening in movie history.
But that's exactly what it did, as it earned a massive $26.27 million in 3,514 theaters to beat the previous record of $22.2 million, held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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2009-11-19
This could be a surprising weekend at the box office, as the buzz for New Moon has hit new heights of insanity.
There's no doubt that it will be the number one film of the weekend, and almost no doubt that it will top Twilight, which was the number one film this week last year.
It appears the only real question is how many records can it break along the way.
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2009-11-13
There's a Megawide release next week, The Twilight Saga - New Moon, which is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. However, more to the point the newest Star Trek movie comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, And that movie has a lot to do with this week's contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of The Twilight Saga - New Moon.
Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), regardless of if they are over or under, will win a copy of Star Trek - The Original Series - Season Two on Blu-ray. It's only one prize, but it's a big one.
Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!
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2009-11-01
October was not a month to remember, as only two films really beat expectations. (Although Paranormal Activity was the most unexpected hit during the October, it actually opened in September, so one could argue it's not really an 'October hit'.) This month we have a massive collection of potential blockbusters, some potential Oscar contenders, as well as a few unfortunate films that might be squeezed out by the competition. Compared to last November, we might have the same number of $100 million hits, assuming all movies match expectations (fat chance); we have a limited release from this month become the Awards Season darling and reach that milestone (monstrously unlikely); and we count The Princess and the Frog as a November releases (intellectually dishonest). That said, if three or four legitimate November releases reach that milestone, then 2009 will be on pace to tie or break the record for most $100 million released in one calendar year. But overall, 2009 will likely see its lead over 2008 shrink during the next 30 days.
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