New Moon Stays Number 1

Evan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:42 +0000

Mazel Tov to New Moon, which is the first movie in a while to win the box office two weeks in a row — something Jim Carry could not do with A Christmas Carol. Surprising box office results were on tap for Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side. The Blind Side’s total movie revenue exceeded $100 million, in part thanks to a monster turkey day turnout.

With $42.5 million in U.S. movie revenue this weekend, New Moon pushed up its total to $230.7 million. That is still only half of the investment thus in far into James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. Cameron’s long time vision of never seen before characters are getting the film viewing marketplace primed – but will Avatar live up to the hype?

Twilight 'New Moon'

‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ movie might suck

Evan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:42 +0000

The early reviews are favoring the original director’s “connection with the story” in the first installment of Twilight. The buzz around the movie if feverish in my observation- the way “journalists” are covering this movie launch is as though they are all getting a commission from Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series management team. News outlets are hyping the loyalty of Twilight’s fans — but, will it give Twilight the top movie revenue for the week?

Here is the LA Times Kenneth Turan’s review:

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New Moon Stays Number 1

‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ movie might suck