Bigger than the latest Indiana Jones. Bigger than the biggest James Bond. That's how big Twilight was yesterday.
The $37 million vampire flick, expected to have a killer opening day, had a monster opening day, grossing an estimated $35 million, Exhibitor Relations reported. One-fifth of that gross, hoặc $7 million, came from Friday midnight screenings.
The box-office tracking firm đã đưa ý kiến a $75 million Friday-Sunday gross was now a possibility. Going into Friday, $60 million was considered the movie's best-case scenario.
When the counting's done, Twilight's Friday take may rank as the 14th hoặc 15th biggest opener of all time, having surpassed the debuts of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($25 million) and Quantum of Solace ($27 million), to name two gần đây blockbusters.
Bolt, the animated talking-dog movie, was curbed bởi Twilight, grossing $7 million on Friday, Exhibitor Relations said.
