Well that didn’t last very long. There we were, bracing ourselves for Twilight: Eclipse‘s months-long reign.
And it’s over already. After a single week, Twilight: Eclipse has stopped being the weekend box office number one, losing its place to Despicable Me. What could be the problem with Twilight: Eclipse? Are people bored of Twilight? Have its fans grown up to the extent that they’re not squealing little irritants any more? Or has is the sudden weekend box office drop-off of Twilight: Eclipse down to the fact that the youth of today has already moved on to a new fad?
Let’s hope it’s not the latter, because that’d seem like the fastest way to get Justin Bieber cast as a BMXing were-boy in Breaking Dawn. Full US weekend box office top five after the jump…
1 – Despicable Me (Thank God for cartoons like Despicable Me. Without them, the likes of Steve Carrel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Danny McBride and Jemaine Clement wouldn’t be able to be several times less funny than they usually are in exchange for offensively large amounts of money)
2 – Twilight: Eclipse (Has anyone else seen those official Twilight adverts for Volvo? Nothing says ‘I’m more than a hundred years old’ than a Volvo, does it? We hear that Breaking Dawn is going to be sponsored by Werther’s Originals and a leading steroid-based haemorrhoid medication, too)
3 – Predators (Call this a modern-day reinvention? Hardly. Look at the Predators, for God’s sake. None of them are teenagers. None of them walk around shirtless for no specific reason. And they all still kill people, instead of standing around looking bored and sparkling in the sun. No wonder this isn’t the weekend box office number one)
4 – Toy Story 3 (Such is Pixar’s desire to make people cry, we hear that Toy Story 4 has been postponed until someone invents a way for each individual audience member to see a harrowing sequence of their own mother getting graphically attacked by hoodlums in slow motion over the opening credits)
5 – The Last Airbender (At least this is called The Last Airbender, which means there definitely won’t be a sequel. Unless it’s called No Really, This Really Is The Last Airbender. We Were Just Kidding You Around With The Last Film. We Thought He Was The Last Airbender, But Then We Found This One Down The Back Of The Settee And We’re Almost Definitely Sure That He Actually Is The Last Airbender. In which case, good for them)
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danielle says
NO FANS ARE SUPER EXCITED FOR BREAKING DAWN!
Reseam says
Despicable Me has had an excellent marketing campaign, my kids and most of my kids friends have been dying to see this movie since last fall when they started advertising it in theatres. It is hilarious! And it doesn’t surprise me at all that it took the top spot. As to Eclipse, it’s still going strong in my opinion, saw it again yesterday. It still made a huge chunk of change, so nothing to sneeze at there.
@EssBen says
I don’t know what Twilight is, looks like Harry Potter meets Mona The Vampire.
Predators looks excellent, big Rodriguez fan here though so I’d be checking it out for myself no matter what the reviews.
brenda says
HA,ha,Iam soooooooo happy,I can’t stand rob patt and his crew,I’m so tired of this people,I put the blame on the press,too much publicity for them,and rob is not even hot,I really hope this people desappear soon
meow says
This article is funny… usually when a newer film comes out, it tops the list. Dispicable Me is for kids, and Heck I want to see it!!! Eclipse has had it’s reign, and it’s broken several records, so I’m pretty sure, people still like it. It’s not that we’ve grown tired, it’s just weve seen it and that’s it. What movie has topped the charts as long as any of the Twilight Films? And you can say tiny little fans repeadtely saw it… well so what, it still topped the charts. It’s in second…OH NO.. now apparently no one likes it. (technically it should be in last if no one likes it.) Eclipse is STILL going strong.. it’s almost racked $500 million. As far as I’m concerned, it’s not done. It’s almost been out for a month! How long do you expect it to be at the top of the charts??? and Danielle.. your an idiot… Breaking Dawn is the last, and Highly Anticipated Two-Film adaption over the 4 films. *SPOILERS* Breaking happened the way everyone wanted it to. They wanted Bella to be pregnant, they want her to choose edward and get married. The only problem that most of the fans had was that there was no final big war, which was expected. That was the only letdown for me.
But everyone, even those who didn’t like Breaking Dawn, will finish out the series, to see how it’s brought to life on screen. Eclipse is superior to any other film i’ve seen this summer. They come out, they make money, and they fall off the chart.. Eclipse has topped every movie this summer, and Breaking Dawn is expected to do even more damage!!
meow says
Thanks for sharing..”and his crew” how old are you? If you can’t stand them… then perhaps you should dissapear or quit commenting on something that has to do with the movie. Really, no one would notice…
meow says
Danielle.. your an idiot… Breaking Dawn is the last, and Highly Anticipated Two-Film adaption over the 4 films.
But everyone, even those who didn’t like Breaking Dawn, will finish out the series, to see how it’s brought to life on screen.
lishind says
I do sincerely wish that Twilight had lost some of its fandom, but I can’t say I’ve noticed any evidence of it. The opposite really. I still hear those idiot fangirls (“Twihards,” is it? =/) giggling about how hot Luatner and Patterson are, and how they’re “super excited!” for Breaking Dawn. I’m glad Despicable Me has kicked it off the top, and I’m hoping Predators will surpass it as well. They’re both well-made, with actors who actually *show emotion* (all Twilights fans gasp while reading, as they have no knowledge these exist), dialouge that isn’t laughably bad, and the ability to entertain without half the movie focusing on a shirtless teenager