Friday Box Office: Breaking Dawn Bursts to $72 Million Opening Day
What to say? The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 soared to the staggering Friday predicted by pretty much everyone: $72 million, to be precise, setting Bill Condon's first installment of the franchise swan song on a pace for a $140 million-plus weekend. The competition didn't stand a chance, with Happy Feet Two choking on Twilight's dust way back around the $6 million mark. Your Friday Box Office is here.
1. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1: $72,000,000 (new)
2. HAPPY FEET TWO: $5,900,000 (new)
3. IMMORTALS: $3,820,000 ($44,548,000)
4. JACK AND JILL: $3,500,000 ($32,528,000)
5. PUSS IN BOOTS: $3,415,000 ($115,003,000)
[Figures via Box Office Mojo]
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I don't get it man. I really don't. Some 30 some odd year old lady at the bar last night was telling me how disappointed she was that she couldn't get tix to this film because it was sold out, and then she tried to bully me into watching the film. She asked me what was wrong w/ me that I hadn't seen the Twlight movies. Wtf man! These people are starting to get more obnoxious than panhandlers, cheap suits guys, Jehovah's Witnesses and politicians combined.
It's not "these people." I'm a fan and would never do that to someone because I know its annoying and would hate for someone to do that to me. I really enjoyed this movie which was easily the best of the saga so far. The way to "get it" is to equate with something you are passionate about. It's not that difficult. This audience just happens to be full of men and women willing to pay money therefore not only making these movies a financial success but keep the media spotlight.
Forget it, Jac... It's Twililght-town.
I heart you so much right now.
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