Films like New Moon only come along once in a while – or as fast as Summit Entertainment can pump them out.
One or the other. But anyway, it doesn’t really matter, because New Moon is enjoying its second week on top of the weekend box office. And why shouldn’t it? After all, New Moon has got something for everyone – 14-year-old girls, 14-and-a-half-year-old girls, 14-and-three-quarters-year-old girls, everyone. It’s catch-all entertainment. Provided you’re a girl, around the age of 14 and a little bit slow.
And if you think New Moon is popular, just wait for the Twilight film where Edward chews through Bella‘s uterus. Wow!
Thanksgiving weekend is an interesting one when it comes to the US weekend box office. On one hand, people should all be spending their weekend at home, eating good food and basking in the unconditional love of their families. But on the other hand, it’s also when people become so desperate to escape all the petty never-ending arguments and stultifying boredom of being around their families that they’ll go and watch any old crap at the movies just to get a few hours of peace.
And by ‘any old crap’ we mean New Moon, because that’s the weekend box office number one for the second week running. And here’s the US weekend box office top five…
1 – New Moon (How many times have you seen New Moon this week, huh? Huh? How many times? Is it more than none? Then we hate you.) $42,700,000
2 – The Blind Side (Giving New Moon a surprisingly close run for its money. Maybe dreary real-life stories of unerring human kindness are the new topless werewolves. God, let’s hope so) $40,600,000
3 – 2012 (A really terrifying film. Imagine a world largely descended from John Cusack. Doesn’t bear thinking about, really, does it?) $17,800,000
4 – Old Dogs (A film about a cold-hearted professional who suddenly has to raise kids? What an excellent idea for a film! Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?) $17,100,000
5 – A Christmas Carol (Surprisingly faithful to the book. We especially liked the bit from chapter four when Scrooge pulls a funny face, yelps like a monkey and runs around aimlessly for 15 minutes at a time) $16,300,000
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