February 12, 2012

Vampires Victorious as Twilight Takes Top Spot

by Kristin Forte | Published November 24, 2008

Highly anticipated vampire movie Twilight, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, cast a shadow over the box office this past weekend, grossing $70.6 million—and making it one of the most successful independent films of all time. James Bond picture Quantum of Solace moved down to take second place with a respectable $27.4 million, while third place went to new animated movie Bolt, featuring the voices of Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, with $27 million.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa made $16 million, sinking down to number four, followed by Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott comedy Role Models with $7.2 million. Next weekend’s releases include holiday comedy Four Christmases, starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, Baz Luhrmann epic Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, and Jason Statham-starring action flick Transporter 3. Will one of these movies take Twilight‘s top spot? Return to next week’s Top of the Box Office report to find out.

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Comment by Vacation Tuscany on 1/04/09 at 4:43 am: Hum.. really interesting movie, i have seen it with my friends.
Comment by E-Cigarette Discount on 2/12/12 at 12:19 pm: Just don’t understand the reason for the Twilight films. They are just part of the zeitgeist with the bizarre obsession of vampires and werewolves. But they make money!
Comment by E-Cigarette Discount on 2/12/12 at 12:20 pm: Just don’t understand the reason for the Twilight films. They are just part of the zeitgeist with the bizarre obsession of vampires and werewolves. But they make money!