November 29

Current Box Office Results for New Moon

New Moon TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic: $230,674,000 48.7%
+ Foreign: $243,000,000 51.3%
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Worldwide: $473,674,000

WOW! This movie has been out 10 days and is at almost half a billion dollars. Can you say ca ching?

If you really want to impress your friends, Twilight only made $383,815,521 during it's time in the theatre. It also made $167,739,089 in DVD sales.

Twilight Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $192,769,854
International Gross $191,045,667
Worldwide Gross $383,815,521

Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $167,739,089

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November 24

Breaking Dawn News
Earlier today a video hit the web from the premiere passing on a rumor that Breaking Dawn is not only confirmed to be coming to the big screen, but that it will also be two films (check out the video here). Is this information true? According to Summit Entertainment, no information regarding a Breaking Dawn film has been confirmed. Read their official statement below:

Summit Entertainment looks forward to bringing "Breaking Dawn" to the big screen but at this point any additional information is premature.

New Moon DVD Details
In a new interview with New Moon director Chris Weitz, he gives MTV a breakdown of everything we can expect on the film’s DVD. Among those are a commentary with him, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, as well as some deleted features, and even more!

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“There will be a commentary track,” Weitz revealed, saying that he’ll soon head into the recording booth with his three big stars, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. “It’ll just be us riffing off each other in our intimate way,” he grinned. “We kind of like each other, so that should be fun.”

In addition, fans can look forward to picking up a copy of “Twilight in Forks,” the independently made documentary that teased fans with brief glimpses of its exploration into the real-life town that inspired Stephenie Meyer, only to be snatched up by Summit in September. An insider told MTV recently that the film will not be re-edited but will hit DVD alongside “New Moon” with all-new packaging and artwork.

Judging by the insatiable appetite of Twilighters, they’ll be filling DVD stores in the first quarter of 2010, eager to glimpse the deleted scenes Weitz plans to unveil for the first time.

“There will be probably about 20 minutes of deleted material,” he explained, promising some meaty footage. “It really is good stuff and a bonus for the fans.”

Among this bonus footage could be several moments MTV knows was shot but did not make the final “New Moon” cut, including:

» A scene with Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria driving to Forks in a car, snacking on a dead human. It was one of the final moments the actress filmed as the nomadic vampire.

» A scene with the human characters eating Burger King.

» Another scene with the humans, this time with Justin Chon and Michael Welch expressing jealousy over Edward’s car.

» More scenes with the Volturi in Italy.

» An extended cut of the scene where Mike Newton quotes Shakespeare to Bella in the Forks High parking lot; in it, he does a Marlon Brando impersonation.

» Scenes alluding to the ongoing breakup between Newton and Anna Kendrick’s Jessica.

“When I made the film, I wanted it to arrive at a certain kind of flow and cadence,” Weitz said of why he had to leave so many scenes on the cutting-room floor but hopes to restore many for the DVD. “[They would have affected] how the movie worked, and they didn’t completely fit. But there’ll be some groovy stuff in [the DVD].”

November 23

New Moon Shines at box office - More like kicks butt!
Biting off the third best weekend opening of all time with $142.8 million from 4,024 theaters, Summit Entertainment's female-fueled "New Moon" explodes the myth that you need an all-audience film to do that level of biz, or that fanboys hold all the power.

At the international B.O., the vampire romancer bowed to $118.1 million from 6,681 prints in 26 territories for a sparkling worldwide opening total of $258.8 million.

"New Moon" -- grossing nearly double "Twilight's" $69.6 million debut a year ago -- began breaking records not long after it unspooled at 12:01 a.m. Friday, securing itself a spot in the pantheon of hit franchise pics and marking a huge victory for Summit.

Sequel grossed $26.3 million in midnight runs, besting record-holder "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" ($22.2 million).

Full Friday number clocked in at $72.7 million -- including midnight grosses -- the best opening day in history and beating the $67.2 million earned by "Dark Knight" on its first Friday.

Heading into the weekend, rival studios believed "New Moon" would have trouble going north of $110 million, since it is driven by only two out of four quadrants of the moviegoing audience: Females under 25, and those over. Even Summit execs might have agreed.

But the ferocious appetite for the franchise among girls and younger women proved those predictions wrong. Of the females turning out, a full 50% were under 21.

"This blew away a lot of preconceived notions about who you should play to, and how you get to a certain group," Summit prexy of distribution Richie Fay said.

Despite Friday's huge numbers, "New Moon" declined only about 41% on Saturday, the same drop "Twilight" had seen. That indicates that the fanbase has grown, since "New Moon" did so much more for the weekend.

For years, studios have relied on fanboy-driven films or families for big opening grosses. Thanks to long lives, female properties can ultimately see big grosses; they just haven't opened so big.

"Twilight" cumed $192.8 million domestically and $192.2 million at the foreign B.O. for a worldwide total of $385 million. All eyes will be on "New Moon" to see by how much it might eclipse that total.

For the last year, Summit has carried out a well-orchestrated marketing campaign for the sequel, directed by Chris Weitz and returning Kristen Stewart and teen heartthrobs Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner in the lead roles.

Sales of Stephenie Meyers' four-book "Twilight" series also have continued to climb. Two years ago, 1 million copies had sold worldwide. Today, that figure stands at 85 million.

As in the U.S., "New Moon" is shining overseas, outgunning or matching franchises "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings." It scored the top opening of all time in Australia ($13.3 million), New Zealand ($2.6 million) and the Philippines ($2.1 million). "New Moon" generated enormous business in Europe, led by the U.K. ($18.7 million), France ($17 million), Spain ($13.7 million) and Italy ($13 million). It also generated plenty of interest in Latin America. Summit owns worldwide rights to the film, but it is being released via local distribs overseas.

Summit releases the next title in the franchise, "Eclipse," on June 30, 2010. Just as "New Moon" worked with femme fans, so did "Blind Side." Film received an A+ from CinemaScore.

Warners prexy of domestic distribution Dan Fellman said that 75% of the audience was over age 25, meaning it got older women not so distracted by "New Moon."

November 22

Twilight Saga: New Moon breaks Box Office Records
As I told you before, New Moon sales for the midnight showing alone were $26.7 million dollars. The sales for the first full day including midnight sales was $72.7 million dollars. In case you were wondering, Twilight only brought in $35 million the first day it was open.

New Moon broke the record for highest midnight sales which was previously owned by Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It made $22.2 Million dollars on it's midnight release.

The second record New Moon broke was sales for a single-day opening. New Moon pulled in an astounding $72.7 million on Friday alone. The old record set by "The Dark Knight" was for $67.2 million.

Word on the street is an official release on the filming of Breaking Dawn should be coming on the 23rd.

I have seen New Moon!!! My cousin Channy and I held a party for about 140 ladies prior to the movie, more info to come on this. Part of the party included a ticket to the midnight showing of New Moon. We rented a theatre so we didn't have to worry about getting tickets like we did last year. Rented theatres are the only way to go.

When I first saw Twilight I wanted to like it so bad, but it left me lacking. In what I do not know, but I just didn't love it. Once I saw Twilight a second time, I loved it. That was not the case with New Moon. I loved this show. It was great. I feel it followed the book closer than Twilight and I think it was just better all around. Now it could be that Jacob and Edward were both without shirts part of the show. It could have been my seat was smack dab in the middle of the theatre and I was able to watch it with Channy on my right and my hubby to my left. Whatever the reason, I loved it. I am actually going to see the show again in 40 mins.

I would highly recommend spending the money (more than once) to see it.

November 20

New Moon Midnight release sales
CNN - The second installment in the "Twilight Saga", starring Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as his star-crossed love and Taylor Lautner as the wolf boy who loves her, has already ripped through a box office record.

According to Hollywood trade magazine Variety, "New Moon" is the biggest midnight showing in history, grossing $26.3 million when it opened in 3,514 theatres at 12:01 am on Friday.

The film even surpassed the supernatural cinema force that is "Harry Potter," collecting more than $22.2 million that "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" earned during its midnight showing this summer.

"New Moon" has also easily beaten its own predecessor, "Twilight", which earned $36 million on opening day last year. And while "Twilight" opening weekend was $69.7 million, early reports are that "New Moon" will do even better.

November 17

THE TWILIGHT SAGA - NEW MOON Sells the Most Advance Tickets in Fandango’s History

Sorry, Star Wars: Episode III, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Dark Knight, and Twilight. With five days remaining until it opens in over 4,000 theaters nationwide, The Twilight Saga: New Moon has become the biggest advance-seller in history for the online movie ticket seller, Fandango.com. The tickets went on sale starting on August 31st and while midnight showings across the country are sold out, theaters are continually adding new screens for the film which means new tickets are becoming available.

This is interesting as far as the box office is concerned because there’s the possibility it could determine whether or not Summit, the studio behind The Twlight Saga, will go ahead with Breaking Dawn, the final book in the series and the one with the most mixed reception among fans. With a strong enough weekend opening, we may be hearing on November 23rd that Breaking Dawn is a go. However, with such massive advance sales, I’m curious to how much New Moon could rake in. Openly almost a year to the day of Twlight, it should beat the first film’s opening take of $69 million but by how much? I’m horrible at predicting box office but I think it will gross overtake Half-Blood Prince’s take of $77 million but not break the $100 million mark. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has the year’s highest opening weekend with $108 million.

November 13

If you’ve been waiting for Burger King to get in their New Moon promotional items and meals, then you’ll want to listen up! Beginning on Monday, November 16th, Burger King will begin selling their New Moon meals and products which include giftcards, water bottles, collectible cards, and more. Read a little bit more below:

Good news for all you grease-loving Twihards out there. Burger King is here to satiate your appetite – both literal and metaphorical. They’re doing a huge “New Moon” promotional tie-in that features all sorts of kids’ meal-esq products – but for adults. That means water bottles, to those of you hoping for a 32 cent Edward Cullen action figure. They’re also doing special New Moon crowns, New Moon-emblazoned gift cards (so you can buy the Meat’Normous omelet sandwich and other non-New Moon items while still looking at New Moon cast members), and six pack of BK Burger Shots that come with collectible cards featuring “stunning imagery from the film.” Stunning.

Here are your options:

• Edward, Jacob, Bella and group-themed BK® Crown Cards (reloadable gift cards)

• New Moon crowns will be available at BURGER KING® restaurants and online at www.bkcrowncard.com starting Nov. 16 through the holiday season.

• Team Edward or Team Jacob Eco-Friendly Water Bottles are available at BK.com.

• BK® Fan Pack Available with a BK Burger Shots 6-pack Value Meal starting Nov. 16 while supplies last. It includes:

• 6-Pack Value Meal

• “New Moon” collectible cards featuring stunning imagery from the film

• Exclusive offers for special “New Moon” merchandise from other “Twilight Saga: New Moon” retail sponsors like Hot Topic®, Torrid®, Toys R Us®, Café Press®, Borders® and MasterCard®.

• Hot Topic: $10 off New Moon Shirt

• Toys R Us: Free bracelet with any Twilight or New Moon Purchase

• Torrid: $10 off A purchase of $30 or more

• Borders: 30% off any one item in store

Read more and view more pictures click here.

November 11

Update on Vampire Baseball
I have done some more research and here is what I have found out.

• The Vampire Baseball will be held at Spring Mobile Ball Park (formally Franklin Covey Field)
• Tickets prices are $25.00, $30.00, $35.00, $49.00, and $75.00. Suites are also available.
• Price for autographs and photos are $22.00 EACH
• There will be an After Party and Concert. More info later
• Peter Facinelli is the first actor to confirm, more to come on who will join
• Website you can purchase the tickets http://fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/reservations.html
  

Vampire Baseball Hits SLC
If you were at the Portland ‘Vampire Baseball’ event this past July (or even if you weren’t!), I’m sure you all know how much of a success it was. Well, the event was so successful that they are expanding to two new cities! Salt Lake City and New Orleans are year, and you can purchase your tickets starting Friday! Not only that, but if you purchase your tickets to either event before December 31st, you are eligible for a drawing to win Edi Gathegi’s autographed Vampire Baseball uniform that he wore at the Portland event! Read below for full details:

Catch Vampire Baseball Fever! Tickets go on Sale Friday, November 13!

Following on the heels of the hugely successful Vampire Baseball™ event in Portland, Oregon, Fan Trips Travel™ is pleased to announce its 2010 series of Vampire Baseball™ exhibition games. Vampire Baseball™ Portland brought thousands of fans from around the country together to meet 13 of their favorite stars from the popular Twilight and New Moon movies and to watch the stars play Vampire Baseball™ in a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oregon in 2009.

Join cast from Twilight and New Moon, along with other great Louisiana celebrities as they take to the field to play Vampire Baseball™ in a benefit for the 9th Ward Field of Dreams in New Orleans on March 20, 2010.

Can Vampires beat Olympians? Find out when Vampire Baseball™ comes to Salt Lake City, home of the 2002 Olympics! Join cast from Twilight and New Moon, along with Olympic Champions as they take to the field to play Vampire Baseball™ in a benefit for Special Olympics of Utah on May 22, 2010.

Tickets for both events start at $25 for the all-day event. A very limited number of “Diamond” seats right behind home plate are available for $75. Autographs, Photographs and Cozy Meet and Greets will also be offered for the event. After Parties and concerts are being planned for both events. You can even catch a Twilight-themed Caribbean cruise leaving New Orleans the day after the Vampire Baseball event! For more information go to http://fantrips.travel/twilightfantrips/ or call 800-487-1136.

This is in our home town!! I say we get a large group of us and head on down. It will not get much closer. Let me know if you are in. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 13th!

November 10

New Moon Contest
Toys R Us has a great contest going on right now where 7 lucky Twilight fans can win some seriously great New Moon-related prizes. All you have to do is fill out a simple entrance form and you could win an Edward or Bella Twilight Barbie, Twilight collector dolls (by Tonner), a cast-signed New Moon poster, cast-signed New Moon script, and even two of the red robes worn during the Volturi scenes in the film!

Click here for your chance to win!

November 6

Eclipse Movie Poster Tease

Out of all the books, Eclipse is my favorite. I cannot wait. Lucky for all we only have to wait 7 months after New Moon and not 12. Now if we could just know what is going on with Breaking Dawn.

November 1

Another New Moon Clip (spoiler alert.....big time)

Bella's Paper Cut

New Moon Merchandise
Amazon has an exclusive Twilight Saga: New Moon bookmark set with collectors case. There are 16 different bookmarks featuring Edward, Jacob, Bella, the Cullens, Wolf Pack and the Volturi. The bookmarks come in a case with the New Moon logo and are limited to 2000 sets. Check them out here.

Eclipse News
Filming has wrapped up for Eclipse. The filming stopped at 4:30 am on October 2th. It will now move on to post-production. Just a friendly reminder, the movie will hit theatres on Wednesday, June 30th.

Twilight News
Los Angeles, CA October 29, 2009 - Responding to the fans of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, Summit Entertainment announced they will re-release TWILIGHT, in first film in the franchise, at select theatres nationwide on November 19th, a day before the highly anticipated release of the movie sequel, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON. Despite the film already being on DVD, fans across the nation have been calling out to see the film once again on the big screen and the studio in honoring their request.

Summit is working with exhibitors to screen TWILIGHT on night only with screenings in the evening just before THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON arrives in theatres. Select theatres will offer tickets at a reduced price.

I did check The Megaplex Theatres in Utah to see if any of these theatres were going to show Twilight. Right now the only one is The Gateway and it will show Twilight on the 19th of November at 9:30 pm. You can purchase your tickets online now. Click here to get them.

I will keep checking to see if they open up any other theatres and times.