Tag: Breaking Dawn

  • Kirsteen Stewart to sell her sheer dress for charity

    Kirsteen Stewart to sell her sheer dress for charity

    MUMBAI: Kristen Stewart has decided to sell the sheer dress that she wore at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 for charity.
    The actress is giving away the Erdem frock to a CharityBuzz auction that would benefit the Robin Hood Foundation‘s Sandy Relief Fund that provides long-term support to those affected by the storm.
    The current high bid on her garment, which has an estimated value of 7,500 dollars, is 3,750 dollars but it may increase.

  • Breaking Dawn grosses $ 340.9 mn in opening weekend

    Breaking Dawn grosses $ 340.9 mn in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: Summit Entertainment‘s Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 has topped the worldwide weekend box office with an opening of $340.9 million including $141.3 million domestically from 4,070 theaters and $199.6 million internationally from 61 markets.
    It has been found that the film has been wooing more males than any previous title in the series, who made up 21 per cent of those buying tickets. In terms of age, 50 per cent of the audience were of 25 years and older, it is understood.
    On the other hand, the latest James Bond flick Skyfall finished the weekend with a worldwide total of $669.2 million to become the top-grossing James Bond film of all time.
    The film, starring Daniel Craig, grossed a stellar $41.5 million in its second weekend domestically pushing its North American total to $161.3 million. Overseas, the film has earned $507.9 million for MGM, Eon Productions and Sony, who distribute the film overseas.
    Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln also made headlines as it released nationwide in may theatres. The historical drama took in a strong $21 million from 1,775 theaters for an average of $11,831. Last week, Lincoln, had roped in $22.4 million.
    The DreamWorks film, made in association with Participant Media and distributed by Disney domestically, came in No. 3, despite its modest screen count. Lincoln stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the iconic 16th president. Fox, that co-financed the film, is distributing the film internationally.
    David O. Russell‘s critically acclaimed Silver Linings Playbook and Joe Wright‘s Anna Karenina also opened last Friday. Both films did solid but not spectacular business.
    While Silver Linings, from The Weinstein Co., grossed $458,430 from 16 theatres in select cities, Focus Features‘ Anna Karenina grossed $315,395. The film already has earned $10.8 million overseas.

  • Breaking Dawn tops foreign box-office position

    Breaking Dawn tops foreign box-office position

    MUMBAI: Unwilling to leave its supremacy at the box office, Summit International‘s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -Part I didn‘t budge from its No. 1 box office position for the second consecutive weekend on the foreign theatrical circuit having grossed $7l.5 million from around 11,000 locations in 68 markets.

    The fourth installment of the Twilight saga that has already generated $268 million offshore, yielded $11.4 million from some 790 sites in Germany while in the UK, the film drew another No. 1 ranking with a weekend tally of $7.5 million. Cumes in Spain ($18.6 million), Italy ($18.1 million), Australia ($21.3 million) and France ($21.9 million) remain robust.

    Following Breaking Dawn is Intouchables the highest grossing French title in the market this year. Sony Animation‘s co-production of seasonal family title Arthur Christmas drew $11.9 million from some 4,000 screens in 24 markets.

    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, flew past the $200-million foreign gross total mark over the weekend ($207 million). The stop-motion animation film in 3D opened offshore on October 26. The joint Sony-Paramount release generated $11.5 million from 11,800 venues in 51 markets.