“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” the vampire romance movie raked in $26.3 million at North American Box offices in Midnight showings, breaking the record set by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” said the studio officials on Friday.
Actors Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner
Including screenings from last night at midnight, the Box Office analysts expect the widely anticipated “New Moon” to make around $100 million in its opening weekend, Friday through Sunday.
On the chart of box office sales for midnight screenings, the $26.3 million places the film at No. 1 according to Summit Entertainment, the independent studio behind the film.
The $26.3 million places the film at No. 1 on the chart of box office sales for midnight screenings, said Summit Entertainment, the independent studio behind the film.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” made $22.2 million in midnight screenings when it was released this past July.
“New Moon” follows the dangerous romance between high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and immortal vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).
After falling in love with each other in “Twilight,” which came out exactly a year ago, Bella and Edward break up in “New Moon.” Bella finds solace in her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), an American Indian who is also a werewolf.
Jacob protects Bella from vampires who kill humans, but she still longs for the gentle blood-sucker Edward who got away.
According to British film magazine Empire, movies aimed at teenagers, like “New Moon”, are generally considered to be immune from bad reviews because younger audiences don’t read them, and not all criticism was negative. “If you buy in to the central romance, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll swoon.”
(Source: http://www.reuters.com)
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