'New Moon' To Smoke Competition

Bella, Vampires, and Wolves. Oh my! After all the hype and all the gossip "Twi-Hards" are finally on the brink of witnessing the much anticipated sequel to "Twilight". Theaters across the country are going to be stuffed like turkeys with teenie-boppers drooling over Edward and wishing they were running in Bella's shoes. There is no question that "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will have a big opening weekend with little to no competition. Sorry "Planet 51", nobody cares about cute little green aliens. We apologize Sandra Bullock, but your faux Southern drawl isn't going to be comforting enough. 

It is inevitable that "New Moon" will be compared to the original on every level, such is the case with any sequel. "Twilight" pulled in 191 Million + during it's domestic run and opened up with a 69 Million + take. The sequel is primed for a much bigger opening weekend. I'm predicting a 100-110 million opening weekend which will lead to a 200-210 million domestic take. The only real competition "New Moon" will faces comes in the 3D blueness that is "Avatar" which debuts December 18th. Look for a big opening weekend, a good hold the second week, then a steady drop the following weeks.

'2012' Rocks The Box Office World

Weekend Actuals Nov 13th - Nov 15th

1 2012 $65,237,614
2 A Christmas Carol $22,308,913
3 Precious $5,874,628 762
4 The Men Who Stare at Goats $5,861,753
5 Michael Jackson's This Is It $5,078,920
6 The Fourth Kind $4,605,365     
7 Couples Retreat $4,164,940
8 Paranormal Activity $4,043,417
9 Law Abiding Citizen $3,796,327
10 The Box $3,158,368

Christmas In November

Weekend Actuals (Nov. 6th - Nov. 8th)

1 A Christmas Carol $30,051,075   
2 Michael Jackson's This Is It $13,157,944
3 The Men Who Stare at Goats $12,706,654
4 The Fourth Kind $12,231,160
5 Paranormal Activity $8,278,605
6 The Box $7,571,417
7 Couples Retreat $6,129,045   
8 Law Abiding Citizen $6,003,737
9 Where the Wild Things Are $4,177,249   
10 Astro Boy $2,626,103    

King Of Box Office

Weekend Actuals (Oct 30th - Nov 1st)

1 Michael Jackson's This Is It $23,234,394
2 Paranormal Activity $16,387,327
3 Law Abiding Citizen $7,403,630
4 Couples Retreat $6,460,525
5 Where the Wild Things Are $5,931,417
6 Saw VI $5,270,794
7 Astro Boy $3,460,651
8 The Stepfather $3,207,792
9 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant $3,098,185
10 Amelia $3,034,667

Ghosts Reign At The Box Office

Weekend Actuals: Oct. 23rd - 25th

1 Paranormal Activity $21,104,070
2 Saw VI $14,118,444
3 Where the Wild Things Are $14,019,406
4 Law Abiding Citizen $12,403,888
5 Couples Retreat $10,620,685
6 Astro Boy $6,702,923
7 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant $6,293,205
8 The Stepfather $6,230,969
9 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs $5,250,541
10 Zombieland $4,205,812