Bella's pickup gas cap stolen in Forks

17 Jan 2009

FORKS -- Somebody has pilfered the gas cap off the town's fictional heroine's pickup.

Forks Chamber of Commerce officials think it was an overly-zealous fan who pinched the chrome gas cap off Bella's pickup a few weeks ago, said Mike Gurling, Forks Visitor Center office manager.

"We are guessing some fan wanted an extra special souvenir," he said.

The pickup is on display at the center as an example of what Isabella Swan, the famed heroine of the quartet of fictional Twilight books, would have driven around Forks, where the novels are set.

Credit: Peninsula Daily News

Top 12 Film Industry Stories of 2008: #6 Twilight

13 Jan 2009

In the modern box office era, there are a few special landmarks that provide delimiters for the greatness of a movie's opening weekend. $30 million is good, but $50 million is great. The real lines of demarcation, however, are the $70 million and $100 million tiers. Only 34 movies have reached the former level, while only a dozen have managed the dramatic feat of the latter. Twilight didn't quite manage that $70 million level, but it's a splitting of hairs. Entering 2008, this title was completely unheralded by mainstream consumers, but it somehow managed a $69.6 million debut. That slots it neatly under all of the $70+ million debuts as the 35th largest opening of all time. What type of odds would Vegas have given you for that 12 months ago at this time?

How this happened is somewhat difficult to quantify. Certainly, the success of Stephenie Meyer's novels is the primary force. Upon the release of the final novel in the Twilight franchise, Breaking Dawn, USA Today declared her to be "the most famous writer you've never heard of." This still may be the case for some of you, but most people who follow box office carefully are all too aware of who she is now. While Meyer herself has gone out of her away to avoid any and all comparisons to J.K. Rowling, this is the analogue she cannot avoid.

Credit: BoxOfficeProphets

Special Features Details for DVD

10 Jan 2009

Stephenie Meyer's brother, Seth, posted on her official website what the features will be on the Two-Disc Edition of the Twilight DVD. Here is what he posted:

I apologize for forgetting to post the DVD release date yesterday (I didn't realize that the Amazon page doesn't have the information yet). The Twilight DVD will be released on Saturday, March 21st. Although I'm sure most of you have already pre-ordered your 'Special Edition' DVD's by now, I thought I would post the special feature information that Summit sent in case you haven't seen it anywhere else yet:

SPECIAL FEATURES - DISC ONE

* Five extended scenes with director introductions
* Audio commentary (Catherine Hardwicke, Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart)
* Three music videos (Muse, Paramore, Linkin Park)

SPECIAL FEATURES - DISC TWO

* Five deleted scenes with director introductions
* Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
* Comic-Con Phenomenon featurette
* And more!

So, if you have not pre-ordered the movie already, you can click here to do so. Have a great day - just 10 weeks left until you can watch Twilight in the comfort of your own home!

--Seth

Pre-Order Twilight DVD at Amazon.com

09 Jan 2009

Just a heads up to all you Twilighters that at Amazon.com, you can now pre-order the Two-Disc Special Edition of Twilight. As mentioned in an earlier news post, the tentative release date is March 21st, 2009.

Go to Amazon.com now to pre-order your copy!

Twilight Comes To DVD And Blu-ray In March

07 Jan 2009

Unsure if this is official, but we'll find out soon enough!

The hit teen vampire romance flick Twilight, based on the Stephenie Meyer novel, will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on March 21st from Summit Entertainment.

Details on the release are still being put together, but it is expected to include 12 deleted scenes (according to information director Catherine Hardwicke revealed in an interview), and a music video.

Source

Twilight DVD Cover Released

06 Jan 2009

Exciting news Twilighters! Summit Entertainment has officially released the cover art to the Two Disc Special Edition DVD version of Twilight. Personally, I like this better than any of the promotional posters they released. I wonder when we will get a release date? There's a 2-D and 3-D HQ of the cover art, so either click the image or link below!

>>> +2 HQ of Twilight DVD Cover Art, 2-Disc Edition

Twilight Makes Top 10 Movies of 2008

01 Jan 2009

Movie / Box office $$
1. The Dark Knight $530,896,852
2. Iron Man $318,313,199
3. Indiana Jones 4 $317,023,851
4. Hancock $227,946,274
5. WALL-E $223,783,432
6. Kung Fu Panda $215,434,591
7. Madagascar 2 $174,870,000
8. Twilight $167,325,198
9. Quantum of Solace $164,302,659
10. Horton Hears a Who! $154,529,439

Credit: Box Office Mojo

Twilight Mania Rages On; Film Makes $236M Worldwide

29 Dec 2008

Twilight Mania Is Unstoppable
Vampire romance has made $237M worldwide since Nov. release

The sleeper hit Twilight continues to tear up the box office, having grossed over $237 million worldwide since its Nov. 21 U.S. release.

The teen vampire romance has continued to log impressive box-office numbers over the Christmas holidays, taking in a stunning $167 million in North America and $70 million overseas to date (enjoy the film's memorable baseball scene below).

The low-budget indie flick, which was financed by fledgling film studio Summit Entertainment, was made for just $37 million. Since then, a sequel, New Moon (2009), has been greenlit with a $50 million budget and will start shooting in March 2009. And a third installment, Eclipse (2010), will be shot back-to-back with New Moon, with both films to be released in consecutive years.

"Twilight" Tops Box Office in UK

23 Dec 2008

"Twilight" Tops Box Office

LONDON (Reuters) - Teen vampire movie "Twilight" took the largest bite of the box office cash over the weekend, Screen International said on Tuesday.

Twilight, based on the bestselling novel by U.S. author Stephenie Meyer, took 2.5 million pounds in its first three days, beating animated comedy "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" into second place.
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Teen vampire movie "Twilight" tops UK box office

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Teen vampire movie "Twilight" topped the British box office over the weekend, taking 2.5 million pounds and beating animation picture "Madagascar 2" into second place, its distributor E1 Films said on Monday.

The movie, based on the bestselling novel by U.S. author Stephenie Meyer, also topped the North American box office at its opening weekend last month with ticket sales of $69.6 million, and its backers hoped the success would extend beyond the book's core U.S. following.

Independent studio Summit Entertainment is going ahead with the sequel "New Moon" based on the second novel in the four-book series.

According to E1, the British subsidiary of Entertainment One Group, "Twilight" was comfortably ahead of Madagascar 2 (1.8 million pounds) and "Four Christmases" (1.0 million pounds).

Meyer's Twilight series has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, 17 million of which have been in the United States. Her publishers are hoping the movie franchise will boost sales around the world.

Credit: Reuters

The Philippines To Film Their Own Twilight

23 Dec 2008

The cash cow expands across the world

ABS-CBN bought up the rights to Twilight and will be filming their own version in the Philippines, yehey.com is reporting.

Rayver Cruz will play Edward and Shaina Magdayao will be playing Bella. The story will be considered a “drama, romance and fantasy” and focus particularly on Edward and Bella’s love. It will be directed by Cathy Garcia Molina as a made for TV film. Takipslim will be filmed mostly in the Philippines with some scenes shot abroad.

Credit: Collegenews

Not sure how I feel about this, or even what Stephenie Meyer thinks. How do you guys feel about it?

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