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'New Moon' Shatters Box Office Records!

By: Erik Davis on November 23, 2009 at 1:22PM Comments (3)

'New Moon'We already brought you the news that The Twilight Saga: New Moon broke the record for best midnight opening (beating this past summer's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), but while you were scarfing down popcorn and inhaling Robert Pattinson this weekend, the film broke a few other records too.

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Poll: The Twilight Saga: New Moon – What Did You Think?

By: Erik Davis on November 23, 2009 at 12:17PM Comments (6)

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Seeing as The Twilight Saga: New Moon racked up $140 million at the domestic box office this weekend – giving it sole possession of third place on the all-time best opening weekends list – there's a pretty good chance most of you fought the long lines and took in a screening or several.

 
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'New Moon' Destroys Harry Potter on Way to Best Midnight Opening Ever!

By: Erik Davis on November 20, 2009 at 4:09PM Comments (7)

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'Well, so much for the folks who thought all those negative reviews might impact New Moon's opening box office. Variety tells us that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has shattered records and set box office history by grossing an astonishing $26 million in midnight showings alone. The latest installment in the teen vamp franchise...

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Poll: How Much will The Twilight Saga: New Moon Make Opening Weekend?

By: Erik Davis on November 20, 2009 at 3:51PM Comments (5)

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'Yes, there are three new films in wide release this weekend, but I think we're gonna skip our usual Who Will Win The Box Office Poll because, well, I think it's pretty obvious which film will win the weekend. But just how much The Twilight Saga: New Moon makes is an entirely different story. At this same time back in 2008, Twilight opened in theaters...

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Is Will Ferrell the Most Overpaid Actor?

By: Erik Davis on November 20, 2009 at 2:44PM Comments (9)

Will FerrellLeave it up to Forbes to continually find ways to make new lists full of people who make a lot more money than you do. Their latest has caused a bit of a stir online because it has to do with which actors and actresses are the most overpaid in Hollywood. So basically, which folks aren't providing the best return on the studio's investment? Topping the list...

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Why Chris Weitz Probably Won't Direct 'Breaking Dawn'

By: Erik Davis on November 19, 2009 at 12:11PM Comments (4)

Chris Weitz and Breaking DawnWill Summit Entertainment stick with the whole one-director-per-film thing, or will they bring back someone from the first three to step behind the camera for what in all likelihood will be the final big-screen installment in the Twilight franchise? Well, chances are very good that Catherine Hardwicke won't be back, and the word is...

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The Five: People We'd Like to See Star in Future 'Twilight' Installments

By: Erik Davis on November 19, 2009 at 11:47AM Comments (3)

Megan Fox and Robert De NiroFrom what I gather, there are over 20 brand new characters introduced in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, the final book (and film adaptation) in Stephenie Meyer's series. Since Eclipse is already filming and probably not adding too many more cast members, we'll concentrate more on the final book...

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The Buzz: 'New Moon' Reviews Are In!

By: Erik Davis on November 19, 2009 at 11:35AM Comments (12)

BellaWe're less than 24 hours away from much-anticipated debut of The Twilight Saga: New Moon in theaters. But before you head out to line up and fight the crowds, perhaps you should check in to see what the critics thought of the latest installment in the Twilight series. Of course, if you're a true Twi-hard...

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Fanboy Fix: 'Star Trek 2', 'Spider-Man 4' and 'Avatar'

By: Erik Davis on November 18, 2009 at 2:54PM Comments

Nestor Carbonell as Khan?The stars came out this week in honor of the DVD and Blu-ray release of Star Trek, and with them came a flood of questions regarding the next installment. Though the script is not written yet, and J.J. Abrams still doesn't know whether or not he's going to direct it (he told Coming Soon that anyone else directing would "break his heart"), tons of rumors...

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Top 8 Quotes from Our Fantabulous 'New Moon' Cast Interviews

By: Erik Davis on November 18, 2009 at 2:40PM Comments

'New Moon' quotesYeah, sure, you've already seen Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner making the rounds on the talk show circuit, but what you haven't seen (or heard) is what happened when our super stealthy Fandango reporter Trey Alexander was given a backstage pass for the super secret New Moon press room. Think you've heard it all before? Think again.

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'New Moon' Watch: Movie Premiere, Ticket Sales and More Spoofs!

By: Erik Davis on November 17, 2009 at 4:11PM Comments

Taylor Lautner and Kristen StewartWe're only three days away from The Twilight Saga: New Moon arriving in theaters (well, less than three days if you want to get technical), which means there's more Twilight-related news floating around than empty space in Lindsay Lohan's brain. Zing!

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Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris Re-Team for TMI

By: Erik Davis on November 17, 2009 at 3:59PM Comments

Anna Faris and Ryan ReynoldsBoth Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris should be familiar with each other by now (and you should be familiar with them as an on-screen duo), as they've starred opposite one another in two pretty underrated comedies: Just Friends and Waiting. If anything came from those movies it was the fact that both Reynolds and Faris have...

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'Thor' Adds His Entourage

By: Erik Davis on November 17, 2009 at 3:48PM Comments

The Warrior's ThreeNot long ago it was rumored that Robert De Niro and Jude Law had joined Thor, possibly as members of the Warrior's Three, a trio of Asgardian warriors who fight alongside Thor in the upcoming Marvel superhero film due in theaters on May 20, 2011. Those rumors were eventually squashed, and today it was finally announced...

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Fun Finds: Han Solo Carbonite Desk

By: Erik Davis on November 16, 2009 at 5:02PM Comments (2)

Han Solo Carbonite Desk!To offset the Twilight-related content, how about we dip into something a little more … fanboy-ish? Like this wickedly awesome Han Solo Carbonite Desk, which is an actual desk that recreates that famous scene from Empire Strikes Back when Han Solo was frozen in carbonite and shipped off to...

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Twilight Scoop: New Video Game, Lautner Barbie and Watch the Premiere!

By: Erik Davis on November 16, 2009 at 4:41PM Comments

The Taylor Lautner Barbie Doll!With The Twilight Saga: New Moon opening in theaters at the end of this week, expect lots of little Twilight-related tidbits to be arriving online over the next few days. Luckily, you Fandango Fanatics have me to scour these internets in search of all things of interest.

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