Update: TWILIGHT Movie Sequel Gets Green Light!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The makers of hit film “Twilight” said they have given the go-ahead to produce a new movie based on the second book, “New Moon”, in the popular series of vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer.

“Twilight,” which tells the story of a 17 year-old girl and her love of a teenage vampire, had a blockbuster debut in U.S. and Canadian box offices this past weekend taking in an estimated $70 million.

Summit Entertainment, the film’s producer and distributor, said on Saturday it would move forward with a second feature film, also to be called “New Moon.

In a statement, Meyer said she was “thrilled” to be making another movie. “I don’t think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment,” she said.

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Read our other posts on Twilight here, here and here.

TWILIGHT Box Office: Highest Opening for a Female Director!

According to the AP:

Catherine Hardwicke’s film also enjoyed the biggest opening ever for a female director, blowing away the previous standard of $41.1 million set by Mimi Leder ‘s “Deep Impact” in 1998.

Way to go Catherine!

Check out our other posts on this story here and here.

TWILIGHT Scores $70 Million Opening!

As the weekend draws to a close, studios place Twilight’s opening weekend haul at $70.6 million.

Whether you’re a fan of the novels or not, this is great news for the YA novel market, for the horror market, and for the tween and teen girl demographics.  And it proves once again that the adaptation of successful novels is still a powerful force at the box office!

And Brandon Gray of www.boxofficmojo.com said, “This is a huge opening, no asterisk!”

We at the Ghost Radio blog have been pleased that many Twilight readers are embracing Ghost Radio.  And we will continue to cover this story because we feel its an important one for a segment of the industry that we care deeply about.

TWILIGHT On Pace to Break Box Office Records!

Despite some poor word of mouth, Twilight fans seem to be coming out in droves.

Here’s what Entertainment Weekly has to say:

Twilight is off and running on a record pace at the box office. The film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-romance saga scored $7 million from shows at midnight on Thursday, and it’s on pace to bank as much as $30 mil on Friday, Variety reports. That Harry Potter-esque sum would rank in the Top 20 of the biggest opening-day grosses in history. Moreover, the film is almost assured of exceeding its expected $60-mil-plus first-weekend haul — by far. Check back for updates all weekend, including a special Saturday bulletin and Sunday’s Box Office Report.

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