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Twilight Draws Box Office Blood

Film gets year's fourth biggest premier

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(Newser) – Twilight sucked the box office dry this weekend by banking nearly $71 million and claiming top spot, Entertainment Weekly reports. That makes it the best-grossing film by a female director and among the top 30 premieres of all time. Filling out the weekend's top five: Quantum of Solace, $27.4 million; Bolt, $27 million; Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $16 million; and Role Models, $7.2 million.

75% of movie viewers were girls and women, and they ranked the film at A-.
75% of movie viewers were girls and women, and they ranked the film at A-.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Kristen Stewart, left, and Cam Gigandet are shown in a scene from the movie.
Kristen Stewart, left, and Cam Gigandet are shown in a scene from the movie.   (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Peter Sorel)
Kristen Stewart mimics a scene of the film she's watching during her appearance on the Today Show.
Kristen Stewart mimics a scene of the film she's watching during her appearance on the Today Show.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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