Box Office: 'Breaking Dawn' midnight screenings scare up stellar $30.3 million
'Twilight' franchise's biggest debut not enough to take out 'Harry Potter'
'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'
Credit: Summit Entertainment
Well how about that? The opening of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" lived up to expectations, taking in $30.3 million in midnight screenings as fans crammed into theaters to be the first to see the penultimate installment of the series.
While not enough to topple the final "Harry Potter" film's midnight tally (currently the record-holder with $43.6 million), "Breaking Dawn" sits comfortably at No. 2 on the all-time list, and there's still "Part II" to come.
"Part 1" opened on 3,251 theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and by this morning is playing at 4,061 locations.
The film, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, has also picked up another $9 million in the few foreign territories where it has already opened.
"New Moon" went on to score a massive debut of $142.8 million, and it appears that "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" will have no problem keeping pace.
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupStacey Brook
November 18, 2011 at 3:45PM EST Reply to CommentYes! Yes! Yes! OMG, Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is absolutely incredible! I can’t wait for Part 2! MORE MORE MORE!!!! Don't ever stop making Twilight movies! They've never been better...never! Never better! Woooo! :)
Carmen
November 18, 2011 at 3:46PM EST Reply to CommentI love the Twilight series! Breaking Dawn - Part 1 was amazing!
Oh, God, the only thing that’s going through my head to describe this movie, it’s like sex with an orgasm at the end of it!
Greg OMG gross! What a loser!
November 18, 2011 at 6:55PM ESTWalter It´s not gross. It´s just sad. Boring sex every one and a half years. And btw an orgasm is not the strange feeling you get when a guy looks at you with no expression in his face over a long, long time. That´s just the movie.
November 18, 2011 at 8:03PM ESTStormshadow4life
November 18, 2011 at 4:01PM EST Reply to CommentI don't get it.