Twilight Breaking Box Office Records
Move over Harry Potter, there’s a new blockbuster franchise in town!
Stephenie Meyer’s literary smash, Twilight - making its first jump from paper onto the big screen – is breaking all kinds of records, taking in a whopping US$70.5 million in its opening weekend in the States.
The film went straight to No. 1, knocking new Bond Quantum Of Solace off the top spot fairly spectacularly and beating such cinematic heavy-weights as Star Wars: Episode 1, Transformers and the Bourne Ultimatum in its first weekend of takings: a pretty mean feat, considering it only cost $37 million to produce, a rather meager amount compared to most fantasy productions these days.
Although mediocre reviews have been coming in thick and fast for Meyer’s now infamous vampire romance romp, that hasn’t stopped the fans from rolling into cinemas across the globe in hordes.
Never underestimate the power of screaming tween girls!
Twilight opens in cinemas across Australia on December 11.
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