The Twilight Saga New Moon

Demian Bichir Talks A BETTER LIFE, Chris Weitz, Auditioning for TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, and More at SBIFF

by Christina Radish    Posted: February 5th, 2012 at 8:36 am

Honored for his extraordinarily moving, and now Oscar-nominated, portrayal of an undocumented worker in A Better Life, Demian Bichir was presented with a Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Collider was there to cover and attend the event, and we’ve compiled the highlights of what the well-respected actor had to say, both on the press line and during the Q&A.

While there, Demian Bichir talked about what the whole award season experience has been like for him, getting to bond with some of his fellow nominees, what it means to him to be recognized for this powerful character, how he initially met director Chris Weitz a couple years prior when he auditioned for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, flying back and forth to Mexico so that he can continue a play that he’s currently doing, and how his nomination is dedicated to the 11 million human beings who work with pride, power and dignity to help this society go forward. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Weekend Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Makes it Three in a Row with $16.9 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: December 4th, 2011 at 9:10 am

After two weeks spent chasing the superior numbers of New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 has finally achieved something that its predecessor could not: three weeks in a row on top of the domestic box office.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$16,900,000	$247.2
2	The Muppets	$11,200,000	$56.4
3	Hugo	$7,625,000	$25.1
4	Arthur Christmas	$7,350,000	$25.2
5	Happy Feet	$6,000,000	$51.7
6	Jack and Jill	$5,500,000	$64.3
7	The Descendants	$5,200,000	$18
8	Immortals	$4,394,000	$75.5
9	Tower Heist	$4,134,000	$70.7
10	Puss In Boots	$3,050,000	$139.5

Weekend Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Wins Holiday Crown with $42 Million Weekend and $221 Million Domestic Total

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 27th, 2011 at 9:36 am

It may not have topped last year’s holiday in terms of totals, but Thanksgiving 2011 did prove bountiful for a handful of films.  Topping the list is Breaking Dawn Part 1 and its sophomore weekend estimate of $42 million and five-day holiday total of $62.3 million.  Meanwhile, The Muppets proved they still got game with a five-day total of $42 million.

	Title	Weekend	5-day	Total
1	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$42,000,000	$62.3	$221.3
2	The Muppets	$29,500,000	$42	$42
3	Happy Feet Two	$13,400,000	$18.3	$43.7
4	Arthur Christmas	$12,700,000	$16.9	$16.9
5	Hugo	$11,400,000	$15.3	$15.3
6	Jack and Jill	$10,300,000	$14.1	$57.4
7	Immortals	$8,800,000	$12.5	$67.6
8	Puss In Boots	$7,450,000	$19.4	$135.3
9	Tower Heist	$7,320,000	$10.2	$65.4
10	The Descendants	$7,200,000	$9.2	$10.7

Weekend Box Office – BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Has Fifth Best Weekend of All Time with $139.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 20th, 2011 at 9:00 am

While it fell short of breaking a series record, there is no diminishing the continued success of The Twilight Saga.  The penultimate chapter in Summit Entertainment’s astoundingly popular franchise, Breaking Dawn Part 1 posted this year’s second highest weekend total (and the fifth highest of all time) with an estimated $139.5 million from 4,061 locations.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$139,500,000	$139.5
2	Happy Feet Two	$22,025,000	$22
3	Immortals	$12,252,000	$52.9
4	Jack and Jill	$12,000,000	$41
5	Puss In Boots	$10,725,000	$122.3
6	Tower Heist	$7,000,000	$53.4
7	J. Edgar	$5,900,000	$20.6
8	Harold and Kumar 3D	$2,900,000	$28.3
9	In Time	$1,675,000	$33.4
10	The Descendants	$1,222,000	$1.3

Friday Box Office – THE TWILIHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 Grabs $72 Million on Opening Day

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 19th, 2011 at 9:03 am

Ah, Twilight Saga. How I’ve missed you. It’s been seventeen months since Eclipse, the last entry in the record-breaking series, sent breathless crowds of Twi-hards into theatres. And given the disappointing year we’ve been having, I had to wonder whether Breaking Dawn Part 1 would inspire the same level of box office devotion that I remember. My answer appears to be a resounding ‘hell yes.’ The penultimate pic of The Twilight Saga captured a series-best $30.3 million from its midnight launch and a first day estimate of $72 million. That total falls between 2010’s Eclipse ($68.5) and 2009’s New Moon ($72.7) and, if accurate, would give Breaking Dawn Part 1 the third-highest opening day in box office history. It also puts the film on track for a weekend of $140 million, an achievement on par with New Moon’s $142.8 million series record. Strangely enough, another big sequel gambled on opening opposite Breaking Dawn Part 1. Happy Feet Two earned an opening day estimate of $5.9 million, putting the 3D family film on track for a $21 million weekend or roughly half of its predecessor’s 2006 debut. Details and analysis tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Breaking Dawn Part 1	$72,000,000	$72
2	Happy Feet Two	$5,900,000	$5.9
3	Immortals	$3,800,000	$44.5
4	Jack and Jill	$3,500,000	$32.5
5	Puss In Boots	$3,400,000	$115

Weekend Box Office – HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 Breaks Weekend Record with $168.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 17th, 2011 at 9:34 am

In its magical debut, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has claimed another record: the all-time domestic weekend opening.  With an estimated $168.5 million from its 4,375 locations, Harry Potter’s final installment topped the former record of $158.7 million that The Dark Knight set in July 2008.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Harry Potter 7b	$168,550,000	$168.5
2	Transformers 3	$21,250,000	$302.8
3	Horrible Bosses	$17,630,000	$$60
4	Zookeeper	$12,300,000	$32.3
5	Cars 2	$8,344,000	$165.3
6	Winnie the Pooh	$9,000,000	$8
7	Bad Teacher	$5,200,000	$88.5
8	Larry Crowne	$2,572,000	$31.6
9	Super 8	$1,925,000	$122,2
10	Midnight in Paris	$1,891,000	$41.8

Weekend Box Office – HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 Holds Off TANGLED For First Place Over Five Day Holiday

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 28th, 2010 at 9:49 am

For the second weekend in a row Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 heads the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $76.3 million over five days and bringing its ten day domestic total to $220.4 million.  Potter was not the only family film that enchanted over the Thanksgiving holiday: Disney’s Tangled pulled in an estimated $69 million in its five day start, besting many predictions.  Meanwhile, debuts aimed at the adult audience gave new meaning to the term ‘turkey trot.’ Burlesque, Love & Other Drugs and Faster all failed to pass $20 million after five days. Nevertheless, this was the second-highest grossing Thanksgiving on record after Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Blind Side took 2009.

	Title	Weekend	5-day	Total
1	Harry Potter 7A	$50.4	$76.3	$220.4
2	Tangled	$49	$69	$69
3	Megamind	$12.8	$17.3	$130.4
4	Burlesque	$11.8	$17.2	$17.2
5	Unstoppable	$11.7	$16	$60.7
6	Love & Other Drugs	$9.8	$14	$14
7	Faster	$8.7	$12.2	$12.2
8	Due Date	$7.3	$10.2	$85
9	The Next Three Days	$4.8	$7.8	$14.5
10	Morning Glory	$4	$5.9	$26.4

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Sets Wednesday Opening Record With $68.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 1st, 2010 at 10:07 am

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse finished out its first day in theatres by grabbing the record for the single best Wednesday debut of all-time with $68.5 million. That estimate includes the $30 million brought in from the film’s midnight and early morning screenings (a record) at 4,416 domestic locations (yep, that’s a record too). Though that figure tops Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’s previous Wednesday record as well as the $67.2 million debut of The Dark Knight, Eclipse’s total ultimately fell short of the $72.7 million all-around single day record set by New Moon last November. So, OK. One record got away from them. Eclipse still has the next five days of holiday goodness ahead of it and lots more money to make. So no one needs to feel disappointed here.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Tops NEW MOON In Midnight Box Office Sales with $30 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 30th, 2010 at 12:59 pm

It has begun. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse officially launched at 12:01 this morning at over 4,000 locations. All signs pointed to a giant debut and, for once, all the signs were correct. Summit Entertainment reports that the third entry in The Twilight Saga took in a record $30 million from its midnight and 3:00 am shows alone. That takes the title away from the $26.2 million that New Moon, the previous midnight record holder, posted last November. Of course, Summit nearly insured that Eclipse would break its predecessor’s record by upping the film’s theatre count – making it the widest midnight release of all time on top of the overall widest opening film to date. And this day has really just begun. With its tickets accounting for over 90% of online ticket agent’s sales and a huge number of theatres long since sold-out, Eclipse will also top New Moon’s opening day total of $72.7 million. By just how much is the question.

Summit Announces TWILIGHT NIGHT; 12 Cities Will Host Outdoor Screenings of First Two TWILIGHT Films June 26 With Cast Members

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 18th, 2010 at 11:21 am

Summit Entertainment has just announced 12 nationwide outdoor screenings of the first two Twilight films on June 26.  They’re calling the event “Twilight Night” and each event will include special cast member appearances as well as “engaging” activities to be enjoyed prior to the outdoor evening film screenings, including a red carpet and photo booth.  However, if you don’t live in one of the twelve cities, Moviefone will live-stream events from Philadelphia and San Diego that night on the web.  For more info, hit the jump:

Aziz Ansari Takes on 3D, AVATAR, and TWILIGHT in His Opening Monologue at the MTV Movie Awards

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 7th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

When it was announced that comedian Aziz Ansari would be hosting this year’s MTV Movie Awards, I knew that the show wouldn’t be completely terrible.  And Ansari did not disappoint.  While it seemed like they kind of gave over the show to Les Grossman (Tom Cruise) even though Tropic Thunder came out two years ago, Ansari had a fantastic opening monologue.  In it, he took on 3D movies, Avatar, and the Twilight movies.  Like any skilled comedian, he knew his audience and didn’t really attack his targets (they’re not his cousin Harris) as much as he just pointed out how ridiculous they all are but made the jokes feel fresh.

Hit the jump to check out the monologue.  For more of Ansari, make sure you pick up his great stand-up special Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening.  He’s also signed on to co-star in the comedy 30 Minutes or Less as well as an untitled project with fellow hilarious person Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down).

AMC Assembles “TWILIGHT Experience”: Marathon of TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, and ECLIPSE on June 29

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 21st, 2010 at 2:04 pm

Anticipation is at a fever pitch for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the latest update in the vampire series, which hits theaters on June 30.  In an effort to satiate the fans, AMC has put together the “Twilight Experience.”  In select AMC theaters, $30 will get you:

• Admission to Twilight
• Admission to The Twilight Saga: New Moon
• Admission to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
• A $10 AMC gift card that you can use at any time
• A collectible lanyard (while supplies last)

The event begins at 6:30 PM on June 29, timed so the Eclipse showing begins right at 12:01 AM on June 30.  Click here to get your tickets, and hit the jump for more details on the event.

MTV Movie Award Nominees Feature NEW MOON, AVATAR, HARRY POTTER, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and THE HANGOVER

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 12th, 2010 at 8:47 pm

The 2010 MTV Movie Awards have just opened voting for the best films and cinematic moments of the year, and the Best Movie nominees represent five out of the seven highest grossing films since last year’s awards: Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hangover, and The Twilight Saga: New Moon.  Noticeably absent, with $836 million worldwide to its name: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.  Take that, racist caricature vehicles!

Unlike the snooty Oscars, MTV honors such offbeat categories as “Best Kiss”, “Best WTF Moment”, “Best Scared-As-S**t Performance” (their asterisks, not mine), and “Global Superstar”, where three of the five nominees are from New Moon; that’s a pretty good indication of Twilight‘s nomination dominance (although The Hangover edged it out with six nominations to New Moon‘s five).  Check out the full list of nominees, plus an amusing promo featuring host Aziz Ansari and Kristin Bell, after the jump.

Former TWILIGHT Directors Chris Weitz and Catherine Hardwicke Called In For THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Reshoots?

by Germain Lussier    Posted: April 14th, 2010 at 1:22 pm

With The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s June 30 release date just over two months away, LaineyGossip is reporting that Summit is calling for reshoots and that current director David Slade might not be on the other line. Instead, rumor has it they’re reaching out to Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first Twilight and Chris Weitz, who directed The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

The scenes in question are, reportedly, some fight sequences and sequences between Bella and Edward in a meadow. The problem is that Robert Pattinson is currently shooting Bel Ami overseas and fitting a week of reshoots into his schedule is proving difficult. The Playlist also points out that Hardwicke is already in Vancouver, where Eclipse was shot, working on The Girl With the Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried so her involvement isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

Hit the jump for my thoughts on what this could mean for the blockbuster film.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Sells 4 Million DVD and Blu-ray’s in its First Weekend of Release

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 23rd, 2010 at 10:50 am

The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released on DVD and Blu-ray last Saturday and it sold 4 million copes on DVD and Blu-rays in it’s first weekend of release.  When the first Twilight movie was released on home video, it sold 3.8 million copies in it’s opening weekend and went on to sell 9.2 million copies in total.  I think it’s a safe bet New Moon will do the same.  While DVD sales have been down across the board, Twilight seems to be immune.

Hit the jump for the press release I was sent and two images from “NEW MOON at Midnight” events.

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