Twilight Takes A Big Bite Out Of The Box Office Coming In At #1
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on November 23, 2008
Not that big of a surprise that the teen vampire crap fest known as Twilight would be #1 this weekend. What is surprising is it making $70 million its opening weekend against Bond's second week and the opening of Disney's Bolt. I guess there's no stopping a bunch of 13 year old girls when they want to see something. Look at Titanic.

I guess this is the biggest opening ever for a female director. What's next? A black President?

Pre-sales for this film were amazing with shows selling out left and right. If you went to the theater this weekend, and happened to take pictures of goths fighting vampires for the title of, "Goofiest dressed person on the planet", please send them to me so I can post them.


This is your #1 movie. Get used to these faces because a sequel is coming.

Bond did ok, coming in second with $27.4 million. But its worldwide total is now over $359 million so it'll be just fine.

Poor Disney. I was hoping the excellent Bolt would do great, but it comes in third with $27 million. Not the greatest opening weekend, especially when the overrated Madagascar makes $16 million in its third week of release, taking away some of Bolt's ticket sales.

Role Models is still hanging in there with $7.2 million bringing its total to $48 million. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out before it leaves theaters. It's really funny.

No other surprises this week as movies that have been out for a while are finally petering out and will be dropped from the top ten next weekend.

Speaking of next weekend, it'll be a close call with Australia, Transporter 3 and Four Christmases. But if Twilight's word of mouth doesn't kill it, it may stay at #1 for two weeks in a row.

WEEKEND TOP 10 STUDIO ESTIMATES, November 21– 23, 2008.

1Twilight
$70.5 M
2Quantum of Solace$27.4 M
3
Bolt$27.0 M
4Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$16.0 M
5
Role Models$7.2 M
6Changeling$2.6 M
7High School Musical 3: Senior Year$2.0 M
8
Zack and Miri Make A Porno $1.7 M
9
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
$1.6 M
10
The Secret Life of Bees$1.2 M

Any of you guys see Twilight? What did you think? I'll have to take your word for it, because it's a movie I will never watch and still die a happy man.

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Source: Box Office Mojo
Comments
Have not; will not.
Commented By: Kell on 2008-11-23 16:44:58
I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I will NOT die a happy man if I DO watch this. Prevent your own punishment: Don't do it!
Guapo?
Commented By: 420band on 2008-11-23 17:36:38
Dude you said not to knock it like last week ,and to ease off the gay remarks on the tweenie vampires.. cause it looked liked a good one with the book and all.. Wuz up? I thought you were gonna watch it... Glad to see your manliness is still intact and avoided it... Were proud of ya bro!
lol hot topic
Commented By: !_! on 2008-11-23 18:01:13
yea kind of reminded me when i saw that south park episode of those vamipire kids lol i guess hot topic shares did raise. now everbody is going to dress up as vampires
TOO GAY
Commented By: Vinnie Fallachio on 2008-11-23 18:33:48
This movie is gayer than Andy Dick in a dress!!!
Pictures?
Commented By: Stryc 10 on 2008-11-23 18:43:22
Pictures of goths? Peeps dressed as vampires? At the movies? So u can post?? How about peeps dressed up as Joker for premiere of TDK? Or Hulk? Just goes to show your bias. Big freakin deal if the little girls wanna go crazy for?? You and millions of us went freakin nuts for batman. Who criticized us?? Guapo? you are such a fool!
Wait...
Commented By: El Guapo on 2008-11-23 19:05:45
People dressed up as The Hulk when that film was released? Wow. I totally would have posted those pics. lol
omg
on 2008-11-23 19:49:41
the world is officially going to be destroyed.
!!!!
Commented By: Enlil on 2008-11-24 06:16:26
OMG ! ouaw thats big big big ! i never can imagine that! 70millions$ !!!!!!!!! a good deal for the producer i think ! I havent got seen the film yet ... but now i think i will be !!! oOOOOOOooo Enlil ( www.lesroisdeyoutube.skyblog.com)