'Twilight' Takes Huge Bite Out of Box Office
Posted on Mon Nov 24th, 2008 8:25am PDT By X17 Staff
It wasn't just hype! Twilight beat estimates and took in more than $70 million in its first weekend of release.
The opening was so strong that Summit Entertainment announced they were green-lighting production on New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series.
And the best news of all, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will return as Edward and Bella!
Check out how the rest of the competition fared this weekend after the jump.
1. "Twilight," $70.5 million.
2. "Quantum of Solace," $27.4 million.
3. "Bolt," $27 million.
4. "Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa," $16 million.
5. "Role Models." $7.2 million.
6. "Changeling," $2.6 million.
7. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," $2 million.
8. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," $1.7 million.
9. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," $1.67 million.
10. "The Secret Life of Bees," $1.28 million.
