What else is there to say about New Moon that hasn't already been gushed? That the sequel to you-know-what starring you-know-who and -who and -who, grossed a record-setting, undead-enlivening, "absolutely freakish" $26.3 million in Friday midnight screenings?
Well, there's that.
Yes, New Moon usurped the midnight crown from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($22.2 million), which ousted The Dark Knight ($18.5 million) this past July. Nudge the person in the theater next to you, and pass it on.
How do we know you're reading this on a hand-held at a multiplex? Because chances are you are.
A Fandango poll of New Moon advance-ticket buyers showed 39 percent intended to play hooky from school or work today in order to help Bella get through her really bad vampire break-up. (E! Entertainment and Fandango are both owned by Comcast.)
Here are some more details to get you through the commercials and trailers:
• New Moon's well on its way to blowing away Twilight's opening-day take of $36 million. That is, if it hasn't already bested the original already.
• Last night's one-night-only, one-screening-time-only Twilight reissue grossed $1.3 million, Summit Entertainment reported. That's more than Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol made all of Wednesday.
• Yes, New Moon beat The Dark Knight at midnight, but it has no shot of beating The Dark Knight on the all-time list…or does it? "This caliber of midnight opening is absolutely freakish," says Exhibitor Relations box-office analyst Jeff Bock. "If Twi-hards can keep up the momentum over the weekend Batman may be in trouble."
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