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Twilight Draws Box Office Blood

Film gets year's fourth biggest premier

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Nov 23, 2008 4:04 PM CST

(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:... Read full story »

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