New Moon Sets New Records!
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The Twi-hards are in full effect this weekend!
Friday's opening of New Moon earned $72.7 million dollars at the box office, making it the film with the highest grossing single day sales ever!!!
Although are any of you really that surprised?????
The new Twilight flick is expected to pull in $125 million over the weekend, which will place it at #4 on the list of the top-grossing opening weekend films, falling short behind 2008's The Dark Knight ($158.4 million), 2007's Spider-Man 3 ($151 million) and 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($135.6 million).
Regardless, congrats!
[Image via WENN.]
They're Here! They're Here!
Lily Allen Makes No Sense!
I think it will pass them up!!!
Yeah..But the Film sucks ass so sales will drop off quick as people find out how much it sucks
90% Teenage girls and desperate women. How about a real film that can pull in money with REAL viewers.
Twilight made $380 million worldwide. Plus 8 million DVD's.
New Moon will surpass it ..
Beyond comprehension.
Bless the delusional teens and bored Moms ..
I have a great fear of what this world is coming to when a movie about an emotionally abusive vampire and a whiny mary sue makes one hundred twenty five million dollars. Now I think the Mayans were on to something about the 2012 perdiction.
FUCK TWATLIGHT
Tweens rule the world ! Now, if only they would put their power to some good… Starving children in Africa, girls ?
That's stupid to say that only kids and desparate women saw and liked this movie. My boyfriend and I are fans and we saw it last night. So did my sister and her husband. None of us are teens or desparate. We love the characters and the storyline. The movie was well done and interesting.
New Moon is truely an amazing film, one of the best i have seen in years… Robert Pattison
Chandler Suicide Highlights Media Bias Against Jackson
by Charles Thomson
When it emerged yesterday that two weeks go Evan Chandler, father of Jordan Chandler, shot himself in the head, few tears were shed despite the media’s best efforts to eulogise him.
Most media outlets are touting Chandler as ‘the father of the boy who accused Jackson of child molestation’. Wrong. Chandler was the father who accused Jackson of molesting his son.
The initial allegations against Jackson were made not by Jordan Chandler but by his father Evan, in spite of Jordan’s insistence that Jackson never touched him inappropriately, a stance that the boy maintained for several months.
Relations between the boy’s father and Jackson had soured in early 1993 when Evan asked the popstar to build him a house and Jackson politely declined. A failed screenwriter, Chandler contacted Jackson shortly afterwards and asked him to negotiate three scriptwriting deals on his behalf. If Jackson did not comply, he said, he would accuse him of molesting his son. Jackson didn’t comply – and the rest is history.
As revealed by Mary Fischer in her 1994 GQ article ‘Was Michael Jackson Framed?’ – Jordan Chandler only claimed to have been molested by Jackson after Evan – a dentist by trade – plied him with a mind-bending drug called sodium amytal, which is known to induce false memory syndrome.
I'm not a delusional teen or a bored Mom. I'm 23 years old and I went to the midnight showing and then went again today.
The movie is great and the cast did a great job.
i still dont see what the big fuckn deal is with this film..or why anyone would want a piece of Robert Pattison >.>
Even once Jordan Chandler began to toe his father’s line, his testimony was so unconvincing that DA Tom Sneddon took his case to three separate grand juries and none of them allowed him to bring charges against Michael Jackson. Contrary to widely reported myth, Jordan Chandler did not accurately describe Jackson’s genitals. Among other inaccuracies, he claimed that Jackson was circumcised while police photographs proved that he was not.
Unsurprisingly, none of this information has made its way into the mainstream media’s reportage of Evan Chandler’s death. Instead, Chandler’s suicide is seen as another opportunity to sling mud at Michael Jackson and perpetuate the same, tired old myths about the 1993 allegations – particularly with regard to the settlement.
News outlets the world over are once more reporting that in 1994 Jackson paid the Chandlers a settlement. This is total fiction.
Court documents from the time state clearly that Jackson’s insurance carrier “negotiated and paid the settlement over the protests of Mr Jackson and his personal legal counsel.”
i live close to a movie theater and drove past it this afternoon. there were like 100 teenage girls there and they were acting like it was the second coming of the Beatles or something, jumping all over each other and squealing. *eye roll*
i might have to wait until this comes out on DVD to see it, no way i want to deal with that at the theater.
Jackson didn’t even agree with the settlement, let alone pay it.
Amongst the publications that rehashed this age old nonsense was The Sun, to which I often contribute as a Michael Jackson expert. I was contacted yesterday and asked to provide information about Evan Chandler and the 1993 allegations, which I did. However, none of my information was used – most likely because it reflected too well on Jackson. Myths that imply Jackson’s guilt are evidently more important than truths which exonerate him.
If Evan Chandler had wanted justice, why did he contact Jackson and ask for a three-movie script deal before he went to the police? If he wanted justice, why did he accept a settlement from Jackson’s insurance carrier?
Indeed, the settlement included a clause which stated that accepting the payment in lieu of a civil trial would not affect the family’s ability to testify in a criminal case. So if Evan Chandler wanted justice, why didn’t he allow the police to press ahead with their investigation?
Re: truth in life – true dat.
In actuality, Jordan Chandler went to court when he was 16 and gained legal emancipation from both of his parents. When called to appear at Jackson’s 2005 trial, he refused to testify against his former friend. Had he taken the stand, Jackson’s legal team had a number of witnesses who were prepared to testify that Jordan – who now lives in Long Island under an assumed name – had told them in recent years that he hated his parents for what they made him say in 1993, and that Michael Jackson had never touched him.
The evidence surrounding the 1993 allegations overwhelmingly supports Michael Jackson’s innocence. It is for this reason that during the lengthy investigation, which continued for many months before Jackson’s insurance carrier negotiated a settlement, Michael Jackson was never arrested and he was never charged with any crime.
The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that Evan Chandler masterminded the allegations as a money making scheme, believing it would help him to achieve his dream of working in Hollywood. Tape recorded telephone conversations heard him dismiss the boy’s wellbeing as ‘irrelevant’ and claim that he was out to take Jackson for all he was worth.Mary Fischer’s evidence shows that as well as falsifying the sexual abuse of his own son in an elaborate extortion plot, when Jordan refused to play along Evan plied him with mind-altering drugs in a bid to trick him into believing that he was molested.
But even drugging a child as part of an extortion plot wasn’t Evan Chandler’s lowest point. That came when he petitioned the court to allow him to release an album of music about the supposed sexual abuse of his own son.
If Evan Chandler wanted justice, he got it two weeks ago.
As for the media, this latest incident cements once more the industry’s almost total unwillingness to report fairly or accurately on Michael Jackson, particularly on the bogus allegations of sexual abuse that were levelled against him. None of the aforementioned information and evidence was included in any article about Chandler’s suicide that I have read so far, despite the fact that I personally delivered it to at least one newspaper which has repeatedly paid me as a Jackson expert on other stories.
Exculpatory facts are overlooked in favour of salacious myths. A black humanitarian is tarred as a paedophile and his white extortionist is painted as a martyr.
As for Jordan Chandler, maybe with his father gone he will find the courage to do the honourable thing. Perhaps he will surface somewhere and tell the world what he’s been telling his friends for over a decade now – that Michael Jackson never laid a finger on him. Until then, I suspect he will live with the same torment that it seems eventually claimed his father, suspiciously soon after the demise of the biggest victim in all of this; Michael Jackson.
It's a shame the movie sucks balls. 29% over at RT Atleast the other movies were actually good.
wow perez, you actually have a twilight related post that doesn't bash kristen stewart or creepily obsess over robert pattinson. congrats.
I'm so tired of hearing about this shitty film. Surely box office ticket sales don't count when it's all brain dead, souless zombies (aka squeeing pre-pubescent fangirls and horny desperate housewives) who are buying. I'm slightly worried that it's featuring so much on this site in a positive way. It should be being mocked and trashed to cinema hell.
Maybe we could pool our money to buy all Twilight haters a shovel, then we could dig a hole so deep we could hand over everyone associated with Twilight to the devil personally.
okay twilight made how much? and it wasnt all that great, now imagine new moon which was even better, it will definetly make more than that for sure
I love the books and liked the chemistry between Edward and Bella in the 1st movie. I looked forward to New Moon this entire year and was very dissapointed. The way Kristen slouches, twitches her eyeballs, and sort of bites her lower lip during the whole film is beyond annoying.
All the good scenes in the book are in the movie, but they are just thrown together. If I hadn't read the book, the movie would not make too much sense.
Anyway, I hope Eclipse will be better.
Just my 2 cents.
wasnt that good
I haven't even seen the 1st movie…
Re: LastTemptationofHomer – What a loser, what do you do play videogames in your mom's basement all masturbate all day?
Lemmings
I saw the movie and its really not bad. Way better than the first one.
I seen this movie yesterday in New York City. Of course there was a wait in the line in which (thank god) i was first. I guess now there are so many more fans of Twilight and New Moon other than a couple hundred million screaming teenage girls. Everyone that was in the line with me were much older. There was no one standing in line screaming or dressed like vamps. This time I could see versus last year everyone took a more toned down approach. The movie was very good. Only part that looked a little cheesy for me was the scene in the car with Bella and Alice. Jacob and the wolf pack literally made this movie what it was. Taylor Lautner was great. I am totally Team Edward..but I must have to say that I am leaning toward Team Jacob!!! I loved it!!!!!!!!!
I think the movie was awesome and has the ticket sales to prove it!! Haters to the left!
i attributed to that
I very much enjoyed reading the books.
Twilight was not what I expected. But yet again, doesn't everyone expect more from movies?
I have yet to see New Moon, and I expect it to be very good. Looking forward to seeing the movie. & looking forward to seeing Eclipse next year.
[TeamJacob♥]
Notice how most of the people in the picture are fat and ugly.
Things like this makes you realize that we live in a fucked up world…. I mean… WTF!!! how this movie can be so succesful when it has a shitty story line and SHITTY, HORRIBLE AND REALLY BAD ACTORS!!! God i want to go back to the 90s everything was good and ORIGINAL there… this century sucks balls!!
The movie was fantastic.. myself as well as my fiance, sister and brother-in-law all enjoyed it =) well worth the money.
Re: Old hag!!…. – From the kind of writing you have graced us with, it sounds like you must have been born in the 1990's. Have to even read the books or seen the movies? I'm sure you haven't so keep your jealous, vile, pathetic hatred to yourself.
Cheap imitation of the genre in which Anne Rice still reigns supreme.
I wouldn't mind a backstage shower with the boys, though. If you know what I'm sayin'…….;)
,m,m,m
Re: Muscle Man Butt Love Bandit – As much as I love the Twilight Saga, I have to agree with you that Anne Rice still has the best vamps.
New Moon was AMAZING!!
like it was soo much better than the 1st one! thank goodness!!!
Re: magicpie33 – This is a free country and i can say what i want to say… that´s what i think about this movie… if you like it good, than that´s your problem… but respect my opinion… and stop insulting people just because they dont like this SHITTY movie…
loved twilight, read the books, liked new moon, fed up with the tweenie girls screaming, might have to watch eclipse on dvd for wait till midnight showings after the tweens bedtimes
Re: Be-Atch – And you've done what exactly to help the starving people in Africa? :/
I saw it last night
Loooooved it! Jacob is my fave character and Taylor Launter was AMAZING as him. He is the perfect representation of the Jacob I have in my head.
WORST FILM EVER. Acting is wretched and the dialogue is garbage. Only teenage girls and single moms were in the theater. It's really so sad that something so terrible can make so much money. Kinda like Lindsey Lohan.
Re: magicpie33 – And no… i was born in the 80s… Re: WednesdayM – Yes!!! what a coincidence right???
i dont understand how people say new moon is WAAAY better than twilight, for me are just the same, there's no great fight scene like the james-cullen in twilight or a great fx scene. the only part i liked about new moon is the part about the Werewolf clan, but the movie, not so good, please stop saying is greatt, excelent, beyond borders when is not, is just a movie okay, the movie is selling 10 tickets per second or something like that but that's because the fans who are obsessed with robert pattinson not because is an excelent movie. i said.
Re: WednesdayM –
# 35
I'll be the first one to admit that the success of the 2 Twilight movies is a little confusing, but it is so unfair and inaccurate of you to say that most people in line are fat and ugly.
Geez, I felt a little guilty calling them delusional teens and bored Moms.
You are way meaner.
Re: Old hag!!…. – I wasn't insulting you, I was insulting your lack of writing skill and the fact that your opinion has no basis if you have never seen the films or read the books. An opinion is only valid if you have something to back it up with.
Good for new moon. But it will not have 'legs' and will have big drops during the next few weeks. It will do better then the first film but not as good as films that generally make that kind of money in the first week. The biggest problem with this franchise is that the movies are really bad and not winning new films and they do not have cross appeal like Harry Potter and the Pirate movies.
I can't wait til this bloody vampire trend goes away. I'm bored to death with it.
LOVED New Moon!
Congrats guys.(:
Re: Old hag!!…. – Then get back to your grad school studies. Use your hard-earned college education for something better than this. And pic a better pic of Her Majesty. You skank.
LUUUUUUUUUV The movie!!!
AND LOVE LOVE jacob….
i don't understand why people are saying this movie is for preteens and teens only. I'm 19 and went last night and there weren't any kids. some teenagers and adults. it's not like this is some stupid hannah crap.
im so sick of hearing about twilight!
Whatever…it was expected. The last one did the same thing. America is dumb as fuck.
Re: magicpie33 – I´ve read the books and i saw the twilight movie that´s why i´m saying this. Obviously if i´m gonna say something it´s because i know about it… Re: Muscle Man Butt Love Bandit – And please don´t insult me ´cause you don´t know me, if you´re going to say something to me, at least talk like an adult, you called me a skank and i´m not insulting you, just talk like an adult and respect my opinion…
Re: Old hag!!…. – The way you were bashing the film definitely made it look like you did not read the books. Did you actually enjoy the books and just hate the films, or did you hate it in general? You did mention that you had issues with the storyline. If you hated the books, I can't fathom why you would watch the movies.
where'd my comment go? -.-
Thank you:)
Re: sweetsanddsugar – exactly
anyways, the movie really was better than the first one. I actually liked this one. Props to the director, he did one kick ass job with this one.
Wow!!! People in here have been drinking their haterade cocktails. Are you serious!!! If you dont like New Moon dont comment just piss off and go to another one of Perez's postings. These books have made their way into the hearts and mind of teenagers and young ladies alike. Some take it to far but that is just the way it is. I have not seen a book in years that has hit home like this one. And if its doing more good for the world than harming it whats the problem? I can only pray Stephenie Meyer finishes Midnight Sun. That will make the Saga complete.
i loved it. and was glad i was one of the crazies waiting in line 3 hrs early haha
This movie was so much better than Twilight…which isn't saying much. But I think it will definitely make a smash weekend and then trail off…I have no idea how this movie is to people who haven't read the books though, probs worse…but looking at Rob and Taylor for 2 hours isn't so bad…
Saw New Moon yesterday and LOVED it. Going again this week to see it again.
Re: dollfacexx – That is the best summary of Twilight. Edwards is the wrst example of a boyfriend, we will have new generation of tee seeking out controlling boyfriends……. "I only slashed your tires because i loved you"
EDWARD FUCKING SLASHED HER TIRES! I hate Twilight and P rat is not hot
Re: hookedongossip – you liked the books because you are stupid. Edward is controlling and emotionally abusive boyfriends who slashes tires. Also the book as so many contradictions. It says that humans and vampires cant have babies and then it says it can.
VAMPIRES DONT HAVE LIVE SPERMS…. yes Bella gets knocked up by a vampire
Re: magicpie33 – I saw the movie because i wanted to know if it was going to be as bad as the book or worse, and it turned out to be worse than the book, to me.
Re: Kamilalil – Before you go on and on about Edward being abusive, I would suggest that you read "Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality". It is a book that goes through control, feminism, religion and many other things that can be found in the Twilight saga. There are a lot of things about the books that go far deeper than what you read on the surface.
Re: Kamilalil – Oh and by the way, Vampires are not real, therefore, authors can have artistic licence with them and change people's perceptions about them.
yes!!!! i will see new moon over and over again cause its awesome! thanks perez for supporting us twilight fans! i loveu perez!
i'm sick of new moon. for reals.
Magicpie33 both your Bf and your friends husband are gay or whipped. Either way their man cards have been revoked.
Re: Marilyn Monroe – mhm, do you really think that people were that much into the dark knight? what about pirates of the carribean? 50% kids - "unfair", isn't it? all of these blockbusters aren't "real" films - there was always a story behind it.
ps: why is it that women are always that mean to each other (referring to your comments) - hey - evolution still happens, yes - but we should be educated enough not to sleep with every male that crosses our path - so no need to be the "best".
I honestly don't know how people could pay to watch it. I saw a small preview on it on Regis and Kelly and I was laughing my ass off on how horribly mind numbingly cheesey it looks.
I find it creepy that 40 year old women are going to watch a 16/17 year old take his shirt off constantly. seriously… what the hell?
woo
I contributed $10.50 to that $72.7 million
Congrats. I saw it this morning and surpassed my expectations.
Yes I am surprised that it got a bigger turnout than greater series' such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Especially since it's pretty gender specific as far as its target audience…and that cuts out half the population.
i not suprice NEW MOON is prob the most talked about and most famous movie of the year SERIOUSLY i expect this and more because this is the movie PPL HAVINN TALIKNH ABOUT FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS new moon officially RULES
Re: rocksmysocks – And proof that even if your actual age isn't tweenie or bored housewife.. that you still use the word haterade. Maybe mental age is a better gauge of most of the crowds. Look at the large majority of fans here posting. Claiming not to be either a mom or a teen, but using words like haterade? When did we go back to the 90's? And we don't even bother mentioning that you have a Twilight avatar, which not only implies obsessiveness beyond healthy boundaries, but that you'd be bias regardless. The grammar, punctuation and even just words chosen in general do not exactly indicate college graduates without kids… Re: Kamilalil – That's too much thinking beyond the Twilight teeny bopper version. Forget that all throughout history, traditional vamp tales leave them as asexual and have no need, want, rhyme or reason for sex.
Re: epic – Both those examples contained main characters over 30. Hardly a good comparison.
hmm. i guess i should be offended by majority assumption re: twi fans, but not so much… in any case, im not a teen, or a desperate old chick. 28, in grad school, pretty accomplished as is, definitely far from unattractive… and guess what? LOVE ALL THINGS TWILIGHT. I will own it- no shame here.
anyway, saw new moon twice on opening day, and enjoyed it. i wasnt at all disappointed, but the truth is, no movie will due justice to the books. period. i actually liked twilight better. this is not to say new moon acting wasnt much improved, as other aspects, but something about twilight resonated more with me. maybe the directors style, or soundtrack…
so yeah, go new moon! it was good. stayed true to the story line, and ill happily watch it several more times, im sure
lastly, why does everyone hate on the shit so much? Of course there are more important things in the world, but is having an obsession with a touching love story, and alluring fantasy, all that bad? If it annoys you, that’s your problem.
Re: rocksmysocks – AMEN SISTER!!!!! true to all u just said ” haters get OUT OF HERE! go and take ur hate somewhere else nobody cares on what u got to say U EITHER A FAN OR NOT A FAN the opinion of u haters dont matter at all here
Ok watched the movie and honestly it wasn't bad. It was pretty good. Rob Pattinson baby!!!!
Oh goodie
I am a fan of Robert Pattinson. I am a bigger fan of the Twilight books. I've read them over and over again. New Moon was o.k. I am annoyed by some parts of the movie. It felt like it dragged but the important scenes were too short. The best part of the movie was the "Remember Me" preview. lol. Robert Pattinson is a good actor. If you've seen "How To Be" then you'll understand the big fuss. I'd be lying if I said that I wouldn't buy New Moon on DVD when it comes out, I will buy it. It was full of bad wigs… period.
i'm tired of people thinking this movie/the books are only for teens/tweens/young girls blah blah blah.
the storyline in the books are actually really good and captivating.
just because it is suddenly a huge phenomenan people want to bash it as much as they can.
but the twilight saga is ACTUALLY GOOD!
i just new moon today and it actually blew my mind.
it stayed super close to the story line and made you feel the ups and downs in bella's life.
i hope it does even better than being predicted because chris weitz, kristen stewart, taylor lautner, robert pattinson and the rest of the cast did a veeeeeeery good job
Jeez. I do not understand all the hype. Movies these days must not be that great if THIS is such an incredibly huge deal. Either that or the teenage girl population has grown a LOT, which i wouldnt doubt , people breed too much.
Re: Marilyn Monroe – wtf are u talking about? stop generalizing people who enjoy the series, miserable fuck. I'm 20, not desperate, and brought my boyfriend with me. It's romantic and interesting to watch. FUCK U .. someone who creates their name after an over-glamorized drug addict whore should stfu
desperate women is right. the theatre was bulging with them! wow! the movie was boring as f*ck and the acting was even worse. i went because my friend wanted me to go.
the twilight series is NOT good - it's terrible writing and it promotes obsessive stalker relationships.
i hate my generation.
Re: SookieStax – please go find a life.
I think it will pass them up!
Go New Moon!!
NO ONE CARES!!!! FUCK TWILIGHT!!!! STUPID VAMPIRES & WEREWOLVES!!!!!
saw the midnight showing so you're welcome for my contribution. way better than the first and i guarantee that the ticket sales will blow all the others out of the water. sorry if you don't like it, but that's just the way it is! ha!