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#2905589 - 11/21/09 01:30 PM 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newmoon21-2009nov21,0,7638993.story

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"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was on course to break two box-office records in one day. The second installment of the vampire saga broke the record for midnight ticket sales Thursday night and was expected to record the biggest single-day sales ever at the box office Friday evening. Gross receipts from midnight shows in the U.S. and Canada totaled $26.3 million, distributor Summit Entertainment reported Friday morning.

On Friday evening, four people at competing studios who were following box-office returns said the movie was all but certain to gross more than $70 million by the end of the day. The previous record for single-day domestic ticket sales was $67.2 million, set by "The Dark Knight" in 2008.


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#2905593 - 11/21/09 01:35 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Night' record. [Re: Desert Eagle]
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And what is the problem with that? Obviously the movie series is a hit with the teens. Noone is forcing them to watch it, after all.

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#2905602 - 11/21/09 01:48 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Night' record. [Re: EAF331 MadDog]
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Originally Posted By: EAF331 MadDog
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And what is the problem with that? Obviously the movie series is a hit with the teens. Noone is forcing them to watch it, after all.


Having an ex who was obsessed with the series, and having attempted to read one of the books (made it ten pages before I succumbed to the urge to throw up), I think the following link hits it pretty spot on for my opinions of the series.



And one more, to try and explain why it's so popular.



Personally, I think it's just another sign of the coming Apocalypse. I'd sooner see 2012, "Clockwork Orange" style over and over instead of ever being dragged to another "Twilight" movie.
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#2905633 - 11/21/09 02:54 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: Desert Eagle]
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I'm not a 14 year old girl so I wont ever understand this Twilight craze.
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#2905635 - 11/21/09 03:06 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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Emo vampires FTW I guess, as least it's not another remake is about all I can say.

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#2905642 - 11/21/09 03:31 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: Crane Hunter]
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one of those movies teens like, wont ever see it, and it wont be allowed in my house ever!
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#2905713 - 11/21/09 05:14 PM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: RCAF Arrow]
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[confession]the first book was certainly 'emo' - the second book was much better already[/confession]. I think half of my colleagues in the Dutch office had made a pact to go there together last Thursday - they're also the ones that forced me to read the books. Actually they're not that bad - it's a pretty easy read. Only thing that bugs me is that real Vampires are supposed to burn when exposed to sunlight - here that doesn't happen.
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#2905919 - 11/22/09 07:00 AM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: Legend]
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Only thing that bugs me is that real Vampires are supposed to burn when exposed to sunlight - here that doesn't happen.


Um, what do you mean by "real" vampires? LOL Did you just mean to say vampires as portrayed in the traditional literature and tradition? wink
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#2905956 - 11/22/09 08:17 AM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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12 years ago I took my wife to see Titanic. I think I've picked every movie since then based on "yeah, but I went and saw Titanic, at the THEATER" (jokingly) and she's always a good sport. Not that we get to go see many movies these days. Yes, we're going to see it tonight with no argument from me. I can use this. LOL

It's hardly just 14 year old girls reading/seeing this, I think women like it even more. Pretty much every bookstore has an entire area dedicated to this thing and those True Blood books. It's chick sci fi, nothing wrong with that. It's a HELL of a lot better than yet another Meg Ryan Sandra Bullock Hugh Grant crap movie! LOL
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#2905992 - 11/22/09 09:13 AM Re: 'New Moon' breaks 'Dark Knight' record. [Re: Raw Kryptonite]
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Has it really been 12 years since Titanic? Man, I feed old!
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