Via Variety and Boxofficemojo, the prediction months ago that were telling the world that TWILIGHT would hit huge this fall season was like the work of Nostradamus or something because the results from this past Friday has shown that the teen sensation, the Vampire Romance movie has sucked in $35.7 Million from that day alone from 3,419 theaters, making it the second biggest opening day gross outside of summer after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which grossed $40.4 million on its first Friday in November 2005.
Not to mention, TWILIGHT also earned a staggering $7 Million from its midnight shows. I was there, teen female audiences were screaming constantly hysterically every 5 minutes for pete’s sake.
The movie was estimated to hit about $70 Million after this weekend, we’ll see.
A few days ago, it was announced that Summit bought the rights to all the sequel books and now Summit Entertainment has announced it’s green lighting the first sequel movie project in the franchise, NEW MOON which is about Edward Cullen leaving Bella Swan in order to keep her safe from other vampires. The original cast are expected to return. The Press Release is underneath this image below.
Summit Entertainment Announces TWILIGHT Sequel – NEW MOON
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 — Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second installment of its filmed franchise TWILIGHT, the action-packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie will be based on the second novel in author Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series titled, “New Moon.” The first movie in the TWILIGHT franchise, the self-titled TWILIGHT, arrived in theaters this weekend to sold-out showings.
Stephenie Meyer stated, “I don’t think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I’m thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on NEW MOON.”
Starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together … even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward’s nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.
About Summit Entertainment, LLC
Summit Entertainment, LLC is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC plans to release 10 to 12 films annually
[...] the movie version based on the third book but no confirmation yet at this moment. So far, NEW MOON is the one already in the pocket.. and those two actors will have deep pockets by the time they hit the age of 25 and they’re [...]