Weekend Box Office
1)Twilight $70.5 million.
2)Quantum of Solace $27.4 million
3)Bolt $27 million
4)Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $16 million
5)Role Models $7.2 million
6)Changeling $2.6 million
7)High School Musical 3: Senior Year $2 million
8)Zack and Miri Make a Porno $1.7 million
9)The Boy in the Striped Pajamas $1.6 million
10) The Secret Life of Bees $1.2 million
Twihards can rejoice. Their beloved Twilight franchise proved its worth cinematically this weekend, pulling in $70.5 million at the box office. That haul made it the number one film, and it was also enough for Summit Entertainment to greenlight the next film in the franchise, New Moon. Twilight currently holds the best opening weekend release for the fall, and it is a strong contender going into winter. It should hit $100 million by next weekend, which solidifies its credibility as a hit.
James Bond's latest adventure Quantum of Solace is also a solid hit. It took in another $27.4 million this weekend, placing it in the number two spot. That brings its cumulative grosses to $109 million, moving it up to number five in the category of all time James Bond money makers. Casino Royale still holds the number one spot with $167 million.
This weekend's only other major release was the new Disney animated film Bolt. It was nipping close at the heels of 007, bringing in a cool $27 million for third place. The film with the highest per screen average was Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which took in $31,063 from its 32 theaters for a total of $994,000. After two weeks in limited release, the film has earned $1.6 million.
Next weekend is coming early in honor of Turkey Day. That's right, you don't have to wait until Friday for your new flick fix. Opening strong to do battle with the vampires of Twilight are a whole bunch of exciting holiday films. On the 26th, we will get Transporter 3, Milk, Last Chance Harvey, and the Baz Luhrmann epic Australia.
Twilight was released November 21st, 2008 and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, Ashley Greene, Christian Serratos. The film is directed by Catherine Hardwicke.
Quantum of Solace was released November 14th, 2008 and stars Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, David Harbour. The film is directed by Marc Forster.
Bolt was released November 21st, 2008 and stars John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader. The film is directed by Byron Howard, Chris Williams.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released November 20th, 2009 and stars Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Christian Serratos, Michael Welch. The film is directed by Chris Weitz.
Slumdog Millionaire was released November 12th, 2008 and stars Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Rajendranath Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. The film is directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan.
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T.Clark
http://watch-movies.net/movies/let_the_right_one_in/
Watch it
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Oli
VIS, I really want to see Let The Right One In. Too bad it's only in limited release (I think).
3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag
T.Clark
Thanks. I try ha
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Shelley
No I was not being sarcastic, I have sincerely enjoyed your comments.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
T.Clark
I don't know if that was sarcasm or if you're serious, but...either way, I'm taking it as a compliment :)
If you're being sarcastic because I called you a "sad sap" before, I'm sorry. If you're being serious...well, then thanks
But I urge everyone who is enthralled by Twilight's spell to watch "Let The Right One In." Just saying
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Shelley
You are too funny VIS. I have really enjoyed all of your comments.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
T.Clark
btw, if you want a REAL vampire love story, check out "Let The Right One In," which is an ACTUAL masterpiece...and it's Swedish.
Maybe all this is pointless, because I don't think you care about a GOOD movie, all you care about is what's popular now. You're attracted to Twilight because it's still a vampire story, but without violence, so it's okay for your lil self to watch it. You're not allowed to see GOOD movies like "Let The Right One In" because that would be too much for you to handle, so you settle for the popular, "please f*ck me in the ass" vampire movie
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
T.Clark
OH, F*CK OFF!!! You know something, Twilight is NOT a masterpiece, if you say that you don't know SH*T about movies, okay? I've read multiple reviews where people say the effects are downright crap. I even watched the first few minutes of it online(it was sh*t quality, so I stopped), and the acting within those first few minutes wasn't too great...that's NOT masterful. Do you even read the comments after you post them?? Saying it's a masterpiece is like saying Rosie O'Donnel's attractive. That's just you being a "huge fan" of the series and putting your bias opinion before actual FACT. I've been defending your opinion to like this movie, but when you start saying it's a "masterpiece" it's outright pathetic. You sound like a schoolgirl who doesn't know sh*t about good movies. YOU go kill yourself, because if you think this is a masterpiece, your leading a sorry excuse of a life, mister. You can like this movie, but don't you dare call it a masterpiece
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Structure (ONSTRA)
Comrade, you can go killl yourself. I'll never admit it. it was a master piece, so is new moon the IRRISISTIBLE sequel to TWILIGHT.
3 years agoby @gaj1992Flag
Shelley
Or Transporter 3, forgot about that one.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Shelley
I agree with you Moviebuff, there are a lot of women and girls out there that expect to be taken to these type of movies on 'date night'. Fortunately for my husband, I am not one of them. I do not hate love stories, teen movies or 'chick flicks', there are just other movies out there that I would rather see, like Quantum of Solace or Australia.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
27 Club
*they're
3 years agoby @27clubFlag
ZanyZap
Laos is mine (...and were going off topic again...).
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
27 Club
I've got the Netherlands. Their auctioning off Turkmenistan; bid quickly!
3 years agoby @27clubFlag
Diaigma
If so, I'm claiming Switzerland (Cause I'm neutral).
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
27 Club
Are we starting round two (Thread Wars: Twilight)?
3 years agoby @27clubFlag
Diaigma
Good call, Moviebuff.
Love stories can be cheesy, and I know lots of people on this site hate mushy love stuff, but there is a huge audience for it, and I don't mind, if it's done well (Shrek 1, Out of Africa, Princess Bride). Not saying that Twilight did well, cause I haven't read/seen it. There is a balance in Hollywood. You have your Saw's and you have your My Little Pony: The Movie's. Let the romance enthusiast have their time sharing a few screens at the megaplex.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Diaigma
Not gonna happen...
:p
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
-comrade-
I just want FOY to admit that the Twilight movie sucked.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
MovieBuff
Its funny how we all cut down love stories and movies like Twilight being gayish... but in fact we ALL go through the same crap in real life. Not the vampire crap mind you... but the falling in love and courting the female. Yet we think that explosions and bullets and bad ass fighting makes a bad ass movie like lets say... Transporter 3. Give me a break.
I've been married to a gorgeous woman for quite some time now and have three beautiful daughters.... that I probably wouldn't have if I didn't do the "gayish" things (as you call them) that we see in the movies. It may look stupid, lame, gayish, and every other word that you can think of... but this love sh*t is real life boys. Live with it.
3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag
Mad_Max
The majority of the viewers were females 16-30 probabaly. From what Ive read in other places, the main charecter is a new heart throb? He looks like a girly-man to me. It's a chick flick plain and simple kind of like "The Covenant" and it wont get my money.
3 years agoby @mad-max-67878820Flag
Structure (ONSTRA)
comrade I am talking about the Box office records. which show what I said. + i never said that quantum of solace was not better than twilight, in fact i really think that quantum of solace is better than twilight even though I don't show it. + it's not a failure and before you write your essay I wanna tell you some people think it is a failure, some really don't. I did read the reviews. Now I am outa here.
3 years agoby @gaj1992Flag
The Cryptkeeper
I guess on DVD, VIS, maybe.....
3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag
-comrade-
I wouldn't mind seeing Quantum again, but maybe not for a couple weeks. As crappy as it might turn out, I'm mostly excited for The Spirit.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
T.Clark
Yo crypt, did you even see Role Models? And if you did see it, and still think it's lame, then what's wrong with you? It's not just about sex if that's what you're concerned with. It was a really hilarious movie with some moral value to it. Check out my review if you're not convinced
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Australia!! Seein that for sure. Looks too cool to miss.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
CelluloidDreams
Let's see the 3 films I swa this weekend were:
Quantum of Solace (2xs now!) A-
Twilight B-
Slumdog Millionaire A+
I can't wait to see: Transporter 3 & Australia!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
The Cryptkeeper
No surprise here. I just hope that lame Role Models gets kicked out of theaters soon!!!!!
3 years agoby @americanpsychoFlag
Shelley
I can not wait for Australia and I am planning on seeing it on Saturday. As far as Twilight is concerned, exit polling showed 75 percent of the audience was female with 55 percent of ticket buyers under age 25. But that is no big surprise. I will give the movie a chance when it comes out on DVD because I just can not bring myself to pay $9.00 to see it in the theater.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
T.Clark
I really wanna see Australia
Anyways, no big surprise bout the box office
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag