Update: The Dark Knight holds onto it's opening weekend record! The Dark Knight Box Office Records are being beaten by. . . a chick flick?

Update: The Dark Knight holds onto it's opening weekend record! The Dark Knight Box Office Records are being beaten by. . . a chick flick?

Both films are sequels. Both stories have a dedicated fan base. Besides that, neither of these movies have much in common. Which will come out on top?

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By multipurposeponi - Nov 21, 2009 12:11 AM EST
Filed Under: The Dark Knight
Source: The Numbers

November 21st: Summit Entertainment has announced that the estimated weekend box office gross of New Moon is $140.7 million ($258 million worldwide). It currently holds the title of third largest opening weekend behind The Dark Knight ($158 million) and Spider-Man 3 ($151 million).

Of all the movies being released this year and next, hardly anyone thought this one would be a likely competitor to knock The Dark Knight out of the financial windfall limelight.

What movie is this, you ask? None other than the teen-angst laden, vampire flick The Twilight Saga: New Moon.



The second film installment of The Twilight Saga brought in approximately $26.27 million at it's midnight showing on November 20th, 2009. This figure makes it biggest midnight opening in movie history; topping The Dark Knight's midnight gross, which was $18.4 million in 2008. It even surpassed the current record holder Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince($22.2 million). New Moon opened in 3,514 conventional theaters nationwide.

Now, Twilight fans are keeping a close eye on The Dark Knight's $158 million all-time weekend mark. Though unlikely to beat the world renown Batman sequel (New Moon is opening in 300 less theaters than The Dark Knight), it could give the 2009 champ, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($108 million), a run for it's money.


What do you think? Will The Dark Knight loose any more records to New Moon?

Update: The New York Post reported early Saturday morning that preliminary box office estimates are in favor of The Twilight Saga: New Moon taking over The Dark Knight's opening day record.

New Moon = 70 million
The Dark Knight = $67 million

Considering The Dark Knight opened in hundreds more conventional theaters, plus the hundreds of IMAX theaters, this latest figure proves that New Moon is a box office force to be taken seriously.

Fans of the franchise aren't the only ones waiting to see if New Moon takes the largest opening weekend record. Having New Moon top The Dark Knight's first weekend gross of $158 million was thought to be inconceivable by critics; now, even they are keeping silent until the final numbers roll in.

When I posed this poll question yesterday:

"Will New Moon beat any more of The Dark Knight's box office records?"

You all have voted:

Yes
55 Votes (9.24%)

No
169 Votes (28.40%)

Sh*t, I hope not
371 Votes (62.35%)

After this new information has come out, I'd like to know what you guys think. Here's a new poll:




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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 2:22 PM
[frick]ING TWILIGHT!!!

They SUCK! : D

Wadey09
Wadey09 - 11/20/2009, 2:25 PM
i pray that it will not.
and i pray TRANSFORMERS will reign SUPREME over twilight!
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 11/20/2009, 2:29 PM
twilight will hopefully not catch titanic more so its not the highest grossing movie of all time. and as most of you know i don't give to shits about the dark knight hell i don't even give one shit about that movie
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/20/2009, 2:30 PM
Im not surprised at all. Those movies are insanely popular. Why is anyones guess! But people like the strangest shit. New Moon is actually getting worse reviews than Twishite did..how bad must it be.

flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 2:31 PM
going to see new moon looks [frick]ing cool and good and nah is not going to beat it if it does thats great for the movie since it did a good job but i dont think it will beat tdk
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 11/20/2009, 2:33 PM
It'll do pretty good in it's first couple weeks, but it's going to drop significantly after that. If the first piece of sh*t came out and did what it did, this one won't do that much better.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 11/20/2009, 2:34 PM
There's no way that this vampire degrasi bullsh*t will ever top The dark knight's records. I truly don't believe that there could be that many chicks, and male homosexuals, that want to see this movie. But then again, Titanic is the highest grossing movie ever...
Macksimus
Macksimus - 11/20/2009, 2:34 PM
Heh heh it will dominate ALL.

...nothing is stronger than the buying power of all the world's tween girls combined.

tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 11/20/2009, 2:37 PM
I think the box office has alot to do with chicks dragging their boyfriends to the film, as well as parents being forced to go with their daughters.For every woman who buys a ticket, more than likely there's a guy having to buy one, also.For every kid, there's one, maybe even two parents there with them.

These movies are popular, but no way do they have the quality to support their popularity.The storyline isn't that great and neither is the acting.Don't even let me get started on the FX.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 2:39 PM


: D
InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 2:40 PM
I might see this movie just to get chicks, but then again I'm not that desperate
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 2:43 PM
InSpace @ Lol!! ; D

flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 2:44 PM
ima see the movie cuz i want to looks good abd since theres are alot of hot girls that are going to see this movie you could tell a girl that you like the movie and they will just start tlking to u

poni- so was the movie good?
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 11/20/2009, 2:45 PM
"No,no,no,no!" "Never surrender!"
-Rorschach

"Then our worst fears have been realized."
-Mace Windu Star Wars III

"The shrowd of the dark side has fallen."
-Yoda Star Wars II

"The world is cruel, and the only morality in a cruel world is chance. Unbiased. Unprejudaced. Fair."
-Harvey Dent/Two Face The Dark Knight
InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 2:47 PM
airbeyonder@?!?!?!?!?
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 11/20/2009, 2:47 PM
I bet my best friend $5 to see if New Moon will beat all Dark Knight records. Man I hope I made the right decision... I did make the right decision didn't I?
flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 2:48 PM
airbeyonder- i dnt get what u trying to say?
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 11/20/2009, 2:49 PM
Inspace@: just some movie quotes from the movies that talk about certain doom in some point, in this case TDK might face it's doom. I hope it doesn't.
InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 2:49 PM
[email protected] you did not
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/20/2009, 2:49 PM
Multi, you should write a review. Its not strictly a CBM..but with this TDK connection it would be cool. Plus, we need some actual movie reviews in that section!..Its been taken over by Sora's comic previews(no offence Sora, your doing a great job!)
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 11/20/2009, 2:50 PM
flames809@ betting against my friend...
flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 2:53 PM
no u already said it the doom shit
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/20/2009, 2:55 PM
As long as I still have my self respect I'll never go and watch shit like this!

blade-blade-twilight-demotivational-poster-1248499527

:D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 2:55 PM
MULTI @ As long as you call the movie Sh1t it'll go down really well! ; D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 2:57 PM
JOSH @ You and me both buddy!!!

Bring out the BLADE guns!!!

InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 2:59 PM
Multi@For reals a Graphic Novel ,When?

I too am a fan of the books
InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 3:02 PM
Multi@How many,is it just Twilight or more
flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 3:02 PM
lee- the movie aint shit until u see it

keven- the world aint getting stupid because ppl like different kind of movies, ppl have different taste like i like g.i.joe better than that shit movie d9

and the twilight are going to get more money with eclipse then breaking down that movie is going to get alot ofmoney werewolf teaming up with vampires to kill other evil vampire know that would be kool
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 3:03 PM
um, i'll take your word for it @ MULTI lol! ;P

Only bit ive seen of MOON is when two vamps turn into lame big wolves and fight???

Lol @ Flames,,, hey everyone does that all the time, look at AVATAR lol, atleast i know this will be stinky vampie pants!

Maybe it is better than the first, but that cant be hard lol!
flames809
flames809 - 11/20/2009, 3:08 PM
inspace- no
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/20/2009, 3:12 PM
Flames your right.. everyone likes different things. Some like good stuff like D9 and some like shite like GI Joke;)

I am curious to see New Moon, I doubt I'll like it, but still, might be good for a giggle! I'll probably watch online and write a review.
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 11/20/2009, 3:12 PM
screw [frick]ing twilight and everything twilight! we've got randomguy! :D


LEEE777
LEEE777 - 11/20/2009, 3:13 PM
Yeah @ FLAMES we cant all love that joke of a movie called W*NKERINES BORIGINS!!! ; D
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 11/20/2009, 3:14 PM
LEE: LMAO! :D

twilight-demotivational-poster-1232497057

633669467621077793-twilightseries
InSpace
InSpace - 11/20/2009, 3:14 PM
torched@LOL

"Move it Fat Ass"

"Sorry Pudin"
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