Preordained success is a tricky thing.
Anything less than perfect and your movie is considered a disappointment.
Lucky for Summit Entertainment and the filmmakers behindNew Moon, teenage girls have got their back.
Movie websites are reporting record sales.
Teenagers are already lined up for midnight showings.
Not bad for a $50 million movie about teenagers and vampires.
Read on for my predictions.
But the reasonTwilightwas such a phenomenon was because teenage girls saw the movie 6 and 7 times opening weekend.
You dont get that kind of repeat business at a free buffet.
These people are obsessed.
The only thingNew Moonhas going against it is its two-hour run time.
For comparison,Twilightopened to $69.6 million on 3,419 theaters.
The sequel is going to be in over 4,000 locations.
2012: $26 million
Roland Emmerich has a huge worldwide hit on his hands.
And while he might not be the most eloquent of filmmakers his ability to destroy is top-notch.
This film is full of massive spectacle best seen in the theater.
How high those male moviegoers take the movie will be a wait-and-see game butThe Blind Sidemight just surprise.
Perhaps releasing the film so early wasnt such a bad decision after all.
The Jim Carrey-starrer has received positive reviews and will be the holiday movie of choice likely into December.
Expect another small drop-off this frame and a solid battle withThe Blind Sidefor third place.
Keep in mind,Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphireis set to expand to 629 theaters.
Photo Credit: Kimberley French
