Holidays Vampire Sequel ‘New Moon’ at Box Office

LOS ANGELES, News update: The ‘Twilight’ vampire romance sequel ‘New Moon’ took a record-breaking bite out of the North American box office this weekend, final figures showed on Monday.

The second big-screen installment adapted from Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful books raked in an astounding 142.8 million dollars in three days, the third biggest opening of all time, Exhibitor Relations said.

Only Batman sequel “The Dark Knight” with 158.4 million dollars and “Spider-Man 3″ with 151.1 million dollars have scored bigger openings.

However, the “New Moon” earnings are considered remarkable because the film was released in November, outside of the traditional summer blockbuster season.

Although the movie was unable to dethrone “The Dark Knight” or “Spider-Man 3″ for highest opening weekend, it did set records for biggest midnight opening and opening day, figures showed.

The “Twilight” franchise follows the fortunes of high school teenager Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart, and her vampire lover Edward Cullen, played by British heart-throb Robert Pattinson.

The success of “New Moon” left American football drama “The Blind Side” in second place.

The feel-good film, adapted from Michael Lewis’s 2006 book, is based on the real-life journey from rags to riches of Baltimore Ravens star Michael Oher.

Starring Sandra Bullock as the woman who helps Oher realize his dream, it earned a healthy 34.1 million dollars in its opening weekend.

In third place, end-of-the-world film “2012″ brought in 26.4 million dollars, more than double its next-runner-up, “Planet 51,” with 12.3 million.

“Disney’s A Christmas Carol” earned 12.2 million, trailed by acclaimed abuse saga “Precious” with 10.9 million dollars.

In seventh place was satire “The Men Who Stare At Goats,” starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges as members of a military unit schooled in psychological warfare. The film took 2.8 million dollars.

Eighth spot was taken by comedy “Couples Retreat,” which earned 1.9 million dollars while extra-terrestrial drama “The Fourth Kind” was ninth with 1.7 million.

Michael Jackson concert movie “This Is It” completed the top 10 with 1.6 million dollars.

Blindsided Movie

Blindsided Movie: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation has released the first trailer for their upcoming film “The blind side. This film is a story of facts that, based on the book by Michael Lewis in 2006 entitled “The blind side: evolution of the game. Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw are playing an important role in this film.

The video focuses on the 2 key functions such as Quinton Aaron Michael Oher, Sandra Bullock and Leigh Anne Touhy and how to care for a family hug from Leigh Anne Touhy circled the life of a young person uneducated and homeless.

The story of this film is about a wealthy family who gets in an adolescent without education and broken roof of the house and helps you change your life through your guide. When Michael Oher Anne Touhy meets at which point he is a lower education, large and poor teenagers, and then approved by it. Michael Oher ultimately develops a first round selection in 2009 “NFL Draft” and an All-American left undertake unpleasant, so you discover that the story of this film is still being written. It was not only a life saving experience of Michael Oher, but also a journey of self-discovery of the family of Leigh Anne Tougy.

You can see the first trailer of the movie “The blind side” bottom will be in theaters on 20 November 2009. It really seems to be a true story and surprising.
Source: makli.com

The Blind Side Movie Trailer

Here is a new trailer for John Lee Hancock’s upcoming sports drama “The Blind Side,” and I admit it’s certainly not as heartwarming as the first one. It just doesn’t flow as smoothly as its excellent predecessor.

ssentially, the film follows Michael Oher, who everyone believes is the one of the first players to be picked in the year’s NFL draft. As a teenager, Oher was homeless and found shelter with a wealthy family.

“Side” is based on Michael Lewis’ “The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game,” and the film stars Sandra Bullock (I just don’t buy her accent in this), Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates and Tim McGraw.

“The Blind Side” opens everywhere Nov. 20, 2009. BTW, can you spot Phil Fulmer in this trailer? As a former UT student, I just have to point that out.
Source: screeninglog.com