Twilight Sells Out 2,000 Showings (Including 600 Midnight Showings)

Posted on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 by David Chen

Did you hear? A small film called Twilight is coming out this Friday. Despite my own feelings on the movie and subject matter, I knew when I went to Twilight’s Comic Con this year amidst the massive throng of screaming women that this film would be a huge success. When I saw the film this past Tuesday night, one could easily tell that the excitement for this film from the mom/teen demographic was approaching a fevered pitch.

According to Variety, Summit Entertainment’s new teen vampire flick, Twilight, has already sold out almost 2,000 showings, 600 of them midnight showings.  Other sites like Collider are also reporting that Twilight accounts for a whopping 94% of Fandango.com’s daily ticket sales. Moreover, Twilight has broken into Fandango.com’s Top 10 Advance Ticket-Sellers list, beating out previous hits such as Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Spider Man 3, and Sex and the City (Don’t worry though, /Film readers: The Dark Knight is still still safely ensconed at #2…for now.) Here’s the full list as of today:

1. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

2. The Dark Knight

3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

6. Hannah Montana 3D

7. Twilight

8. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

9. Spider-Man 3

10. Sex and the City

Discuss: Will you be going to see “Twilight” this weekend? If so, why?

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  • says you, there are a million other people who would agree that they liked the book. Its your opinion your aloud it but you have to realize that many many people connected to these books its a girls movie your not supposed to like it anyway
  • Yes it's a movie for girls. Retarded Girls.
  • NIdWId6I8
    Pale white American vampires? Guess this movie really is going to suck...heh heh...had to say it for the billionth time.
  • This will be exciting for a week.
  • Amanda
    I am doing the same. I thought the books were very well written and I loved the story. I am very excited about the movie!!
  • those stupid fangirls should keep screaming, so somebody can shove their dick down their mouths and shoot a cum-load.

    i am so SICK of this stupid twilight mania!!!!
  • i'm with u
  • sadly, its gonna be a huge hit
  • dude same here. i didnt even heard of this crap until Slash mentioned it a few months ago. And I'm a woman in my mid 20s.
  • yeah then when you're done, please punch her in the face for me for writing such crappy books.
  • agreed
  • vampires, not witches or wizards
  • HAAAHAHAHAHAAHA
  • hear, hear
  • ditto
  • hahhhh... are u saying gays are supposed to see this crap, too?
  • money, dude, MONEY!!!!it's all about money
  • hahahahahahahahahaha
  • you have my deepest sympathies
  • Mr. 62
    Hell no! Why I am a man and I am not gay
  • spoiler alert: none of your readers are going to see twilight.
  • Shogun Seth
    Yah...i am going to go see it with my girlfriend...but not being gay, and getting your dick stuck in your zipper sounds nice too....
  • Michestellar
    Holy crap, I'm so fucking tired of hearing about this "movie." The only reason I have to go see it is because I'm writing a con-Twilight article for the school newspaper. I'm going to be ostracized by every other girl my age that I come in contact with. Maybe that's a good thing if they're actually excited about this massive turd.

    Can you tell I'm bitter?
  • Brandon
    Nope, I saw "Let The Right One In" at an advance screening at my local Landmark Theater last night. :) Wonderful film!
  • i was there, if it wasnt for my sawn-off, i dont think i would have made it out alive. if you want some advice, the twilighters can be stopped by removing the head, or destroying the brain.......i wasnt really there
  • JoshMayhood
    Dude, when is there going to be a legit review of this movie? The fact that Summit seems to be barring anybody from reviewing it does not bode well, and no matter how many tickets it sells, it will not make more than 150 million or so if the finished product itself is shit.
  • twitards is the correct term
  • I plan on seeing Twilight twice on Friday. At midnight and in the afternoon. I loved the books and am excited to see it on the big screen.
  • dirty....
  • Frightlin
    no, i read this book to see what the hell my girlfriend was fussing about last year, and it was fucking horrible. From what i've seen of the previews, it's going to be fucking horrible too.

    then again, i respect your opinions if your into this kind of thing.

    but srsly, fucking horrible.
  • Star Wars on top where it belongs.
  • and so it begins.
  • Steven C
    Hell no Dave, why did you see it? Are you guys going to review it on the next podcast?
  • JoshMayhood
    Yer dum.
  • I am SERIOUSLY fucking pissed that Hannah Montana, Twilight, Spiderman 3, and Sex and the City are even on that list. When will stupid teenagers who don't know the difference between a good movie and a bad one stop effecting the box office numbers???
  • Way better choice than Twilight. Go you!
  • Pill
    Yes, I am gay. No, I will not be seeing this piece of shit.
  • imagine backstreet boys concert + actors that dont know how to speak to the public + 6000 preteen females + zombie outbreak = twilight panel at comic con
  • I like you.
  • nelson
    well spidey 3 looked good but it ended up being horrible this movie just looks bad not just because teenage girls like it the acting looks horrible rather respect a a better book adaption Watchmen i prefer a raping/pregnant woman murdering/sociopath/ like comedian than some gay vampires
  • Live and let live. The Batman fans had their moment of glory already, now let these Twilight fans have theirs. If you don't wanna see it then simply don't , its not like anybody is putting a gun on your heads and making you go.
  • Yeah. If only all those teenagers were screaming after Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley. Then I would be proud of our youth. Instead we just have sheep following whoever's the most popular in school...or whatever.
  • What's Twilight?
  • i believe its german for "whales vagina"
  • I want to see it, just to rip it apart. Maybe i'll buy a ticket for Zack and Miri instead and go see Twilight.
  • EM
    lol, I'm going to see it. I'm a little ashamed but its a guilty pleasure. I'm sure I'll be laughing my way through the action scenes/wire work. I'm not expecting a great movie at all, but just something that is passable. So far reviews are pretty mediocre, so i have no expectations. Hopefully I will survive the screaming and giggling. I am interested to see how well it does at the box office, it is pretty interesting how such a small film has turned out to become so huge, see whether hype matches box office receipts.
  • anyone else experience comic-con?

    twilight fans are crazy?
  • How am I dumb? I'm sorry that I'm passionate about something that you don't seem to understand.
  • The wire work looks incredibly terrible. But will I look past it? You best believe.
  • the difference, of course, is that TDK is awesome and twilight isn't.
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