Movie Pick 'Ums: uhh.. vampires...

[Kingdom]

It's nearing Thanksgiving, so only natural.. for a movie about vampires to come out. And another CGI animation. Ok, before you automatically crown the CGI flick, consider briefly that Twilight apparently is a teen-cult book phenomenon and basically anywhere I've read about the movie, they compare the popularity of the books to Harry Potter.

I've never read either so I really don't care. It's PG-13, it reeks of The Covenant, only with vamps instead of witches, and frankly Underworld and Blade never really topped 50-60 million total and those are probably the pinnacle of vampire/action movies. But I don't know, there's a weird buzz on Twilight and maybe the book drives people to see it. Who knows.

What I do know is that they are nearing agreement to start filming the next two Twilight films, so someone out there thinks this is going to do well.

As for the CGI, it's... Bolt. All I can say is that there's a hamster in a ball who threatens to break a guard's neck. Hot diggidy!

[Kingdom]

Note:
Bolt is about a dog who thinks he has super abilities and not about the Jamaican sprinter.

[Kingdom]

Early predictions for Twilight are reaching 70 million. Holy shit, yo?

[DirtyKash]

It's going to make more than James Bond while competing against Miley Cyrus and an animated dog? Interesting...

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Twilight is this thing that girls have become obsessed with. It's everywhere I turn. But $70 mil? No way. It's still going to beat Miley Cyrus

[DirtyKash]

I just watched the trailer for Twilight. It looks STUPID.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxjNDE2fMjI"]YouTube - Twilight Trailer (final) from Summit Entertainment![/ame]

[Kingdom]

DK actually squealed for joy when he saw all the male vampires.

[DirtyKash]

My blood type is B-positive.

[Kingdom]

Twilight made 7 million off midnight showings.

[DirtyKash]

Twilight made 7 million off midnight showings.

oh my.

[DirtyKash]

Argh. Moviegoers are such idiots.

[Kingdom]

They recognize shoddy CGI films, hopefully. C'mon vampires, kick DK's ass.

[DirtyKash]

'Twilight' grosses $35.7 mil on Friday

Nov 22, 2008, 01:55 PM | by Joshua Rich
EW.com
Categories: Box Office

Friday's box office returns are in, and we can report that Twilight earned a huge $35.7 million on its opening day. That's the 14th best first-day gross of all time. With Quantum of Solace and Bolt far behind, the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's vampire-romance novel is guaranteed a big weekend win, in excess of $70 mil. Here's Friday's top five, and don't forget to check back for the full weekend wrapup in tomorrow's Box Office Report.
1. Twilight -- $35.7 mil
2. Quantum of Solace -- $8.8 mil
3. Bolt -- $7.1 mil
4. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa -- $3.7 mil
5. Role Models -- $2.4 mil

[DirtyKash]

That's the 14th best first-day gross of all time.

[Kingdom]

Twilight Dominates with $70.5 Million
Source: Box Office Mojo
November 23, 2008


The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office.

Summit Entertainment's Twilight, an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel, dominated the box office earning an estimated $70.5 million from 3,419 theaters. The opening marks the fourth-biggest ever for the month of November, surpassing this month's earlier releases Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($63.1 million) and Quantum of Solace ($67.5 million), plus 2004's The Incredibles ($70.467 million), and trailing only the three "Harry Potter" movies that opened this month - "Chamber of Secrets" ($88.4 million), "Sorcerer's Stone" ($90.3 million) and "Goblet of Fire" ($102.7 million). Directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a script by Melissa Rosenberg, the love story between a teenage girl and a vampire averaged an impressive $20,636 per location. The film, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Cigandet, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene, was made for just $37 million.

Women accounted for three-quarters of the audience and 55 percent of viewers were under the age of 25, the studio said. With the strong opening of Twilight, Summit this morning officially announced the sequel, New Moon.

Sony/MGM's Quantum of Solace dropped 59.4% from its first weekend to second place, making $27.4 million for a total of $109.5 million. The James Bond film stayed dominant overseas for a fourth straight weekend, earning $40.6 million in 72 markets. "Solace" has reached $309 million overseas and among Bond movies trails only 2006's Casino Royale, which grossed $430 million internationally. The 22nd James Bond film has earned $418.5 million worldwide compared to its budget of $200 million.

In third place, Walt Disney Pictures' new animated comedy adventure Bolt earned $27 million from 3,651 theaters, an average of $7,395. The film features the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Diedrich Bader, Malcolm McDowell and Nick Swardson.

DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa added $16 million in the fourth spot to push its total to $137.4 million after three weeks. The sequel cost about $150 million to make.

Universal Pictures' Role Models rounded out the top five with $7.2 million in its third weeked for a total of $48 million. The Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd comedy cost only $28 million to make.