Will 'Breaking Dawn, Part 2' Break Midnight Box Office Records?
So far it's lagging behind...
By dazzledbytwilight Nov 16, 2012 12:17PM
Will the highly-anticipated final film of 'The Twilight Saga' break its previous films' records? That remains to be seen.
According to E! Online, Summit Entertainment reported this morning that sales for 'Breaking Dawn, Part 2' just missed the record set by its predecessor:
Breaking Dawn Part 2 grossed an estimated $30.4 million from both Thursday night and midnight Friday shows, Summit Entertainment reported this morning.
As was expected, it's a big start, and a fast start for the final Twilight.
The launch does not appear, however, to be quite on the level of last year's Breaking Dawn Part 1, which grossed a franchise-high $30.3 million strictly from 12:01 a.m. screenings.
'Part 2' will definitely make an incredible pile of money—but beating out this list of top 10 midnight showing record-breakers may not happen:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, $43.5 million
- The Dark Knight Rises, $30.6 million
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, $30.3 million
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, $30 million
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $26.3 million
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, $24 million
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $22.2 million
- The Hunger Games, $19.7 million
- The Avengers, $18.7 million
- The Dark Knight, $18.5 million
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