"New Moon" sets record for midnight film screenings with $26.3 million

Categories: Entertainment| Nov 21, 2009

NEW YORK — "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry ...Read More

David Curry: 'I'm Yorkshire's second-cheapest MP'

Categories: U.K.| Nov 20, 2009

David Curry: 'I'm Yorkshire's second-cheapest MP' The Conservative MP who quit as chairman of Parliament's anti-sleaze committee after allegations that he misused expenses has described the claims against him as fiction "akin to Harry Potter". David Curry, who stood down as head of the Commons Standards and ...Read More

'New Moon' sets midnight showing record

Categories: Entertainment| Nov 20, 2009

'New Moon' sets midnight showing record (CNN) -- The second installment in the "Twilight" saga, starring Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as his star-crossed love and Taylor Lautner as the wolfboy who loves her, has already ripped through a box office record. According to ...Read More

“New Moon” Conquers the Midnight Box Office

Categories: Entertainment, Top Stories| Nov 20, 2009

“New Moon” Conquers the Midnight Box Office Coming as little surprise, "New Moon" is already placing itself into the record book – as it was tops for a midnight run raking in an estimated $26.3 million. Along with the overwhelming success of "New Moon," theaters got fans ready ...Read More

'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil

Categories: Entertainment| Nov 20, 2009

'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood ...Read More

'New Moon' smashes 'Harry Potter' midnight ticket sales record

Categories: Entertainment, Most Viewed, Top Stories| Nov 20, 2009

'New Moon' smashes 'Harry Potter' midnight ticket sales record The vampires have beat the boy wizard. According to four people close to the movie, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sold more than $22.2 million worth of tickets in midnight shows last night, beating a record set this summer by ...Read More

Twilight sequel tipped for record

Categories: Entertainment, Most Viewed| Nov 20, 2009

Twilight sequel tipped for record There are more than 100 fan sites devoted to Twilight The sequel to hit teenage vampire movie Twilight is expected to score one of the biggest opening weekends ever for a non-summer film, experts predict. It is thought that New Moon ...Read More

Modern Warfare 2 sets GameStop launch record

Categories: SciTech| Nov 19, 2009

Modern Warfare 2 sets GameStop launch record World's largest specialty retailer says Infinity Ward's shooter sold 2.5M units in 72 hours at its stores; Q3 profits hit $52 million on $1.8 billion in revenue. Among the first of many records that Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ...Read More

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' still breaking records; $550M in five days

Categories: Business, Entertainment| Nov 19, 2009

The video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is blasting its way into entertainment history, scoring record sales of $550 million in its first five days. That tops the previous record of just over $500 million set by "Grand Theft ...Read More

'New Moon' Stars Think Sequel Will Top 'Twilight' At The Box Office

Categories: Entertainment| Nov 17, 2009

'New Moon' Stars Think Sequel Will Top 'Twilight' At The Box Office LOS ANGELES - Once upon a time, a little film called "Twilight" was scheduled to come out within a few weeks of a "Harry Potter" movie, and Hollywood prognosticators found it absurd to suggest that the vampire series posed any ...Read More