November 21-23, 2008 Movie Box Office, Twilight #1

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"November 21-23, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Twilight" #1
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"Twilight" had a great opening day at the movie box office; $35 million. But the movie's take at the movie box office dropped precipitously after its first day in theaters. That, however, didn't stop the movie, the first box office smash from Summit Entertainment, from coming in at #1... with a whopping $70 million.

November 2008 has been the month of surprises; Barack Obama, the first black person to win the Presidency of The United States. The world stock markets plummeting to their lowest levels in memory. Walt Disney's Bolt, bombing at the movie box office, coming in at #3: the worst ever debut for an original wide release Disney animated film.

And "Twilight," overcoming everyone's expectations, even those at Wild About Movies and most critics and movie box office analysts.

The poorly reviewed, low budget vampire love story starring virtual unknowns - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - attracted its fanbase, tweens and their mothers, in record numbers.

Give it to Summit. The company headed by the competent and well liked Rob Friedman surely deserved a hit. Barely a year and a half old, the fledgling mini-major studio has seen bomb after bomb, including the October release "Sex Drive."

If "Twilight" had been a movie box office disaster Summit may have became a casualty of this horrific economy.

VP of publicity, Nancy Kirkpatrick, at Summit, certainly deserves kudos for driving the 'little engine that could.' Kirkpatrick had the stars of the film on a 15 city tour the two weeks leading up to the release of "Twilight" - some cities reporting hysterical, fainting girls after catching a sight of the then unknown but now bonafide household name - Robert Pattinson.

On Saturday, after hearing that "Twilight" pulled in over $35 million its first day in movie theaters, Summit ordered production of "New Moon," the second in the "Twilight" series. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will return. Word has not yet leaked as to whether director Catherine Hardwicke will be returning. But chances are good that she will helm "New Moon" and the final two "Twilight" themed movies.

In the movie "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke brings a worldwide literary phenomenon to life on the big screen in the movie Twilight, the story of the passionate and unexpected romance between a teenage girl and a mysterious and irresistible vampire.

Kristen Stewart (most famous for playing lesbian Jodie Foster's daughter in "Panic Room") and Robert Pattinson (most famous for dying in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix") star as a post-modern Romeo and Juliet in an action-filled and suspenseful adventure with a supernatural bite.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office November 21-23, 2008

1 Twilight - 3,419 Theaters - $20,636 Per Screen - NEW $70,553,000

2 Quantum of Solace - $27,400,000 - 3,458 Theaters - $7,924 Per Screen - Gross $109,483,000

3 Bolt 3D - 3,651 Theaters - $7,395 Per Screen - NEW $27,000,000

4 Madagascar 2 - $16,000,000 - 4,007 Theaters - $3,993 Per Screen - Gross $137,400,000

5 Role Models - $7,228,785 - 2,733 Theaters - $2,645 Per Screen - Gross $48,037,360

6 Changeling - $2,643,280 - 1,739 Theaters - $1,520 Per Screen - Gross $31,613,162

7 High School Musical 3 - $2,010,000 - 2,361 Theaters - $851 Per Screen - Gross $86,800,000

8 Zack and Miri Make a Porno - $1,700,000 - 1,220 Theaters - $1,393 Per Screen - Gross $29,400,000

9 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - $1,670,000 - 406 Theaters - $4,113 Per Screen - Gross $2,700,000

10 The Secret Life of Bees - $1,270,000 - 1,095 Theaters - $1,160 Per Screen - Gross $35,600,000

11 Slumdog Millionaire - $994,000 - 32 Theaters - $31,063 Per Screen - Gross $1,616,000

12 Soul Men - $930,000 - 814 Theaters - $1,143 Per Screen - Gross $10,918,000

13 Fireproof - $900,000 - 823 Theaters - $1,094 Per Screen - Gross $31,505,000

14 Rachel Getting Married - $765,000 - 281 Theaters - $2,722 Per Screen - Gross $8,016,000

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