December 2008


Twilight dropped out of the American box-office this weekend but it still earned $4.5 million to have a total box-office receipt of $167 million. It has surpassed the new James Bond movie total gross and some analysts are saying it may hit the 200 million mark.

The National Post has posted an article stating that the teen vampires of Twilight has made the kids of 90210 look fake. Click on the article to find out why.

CTV Canada has posted their Most Influential Taste Makers of 2008 and Twilight has earned a spot in their list.

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Twilight came in 9th place, despite being released late in the year (November 21), to grab a spot in Yahoo’s Top 10 grossing films of 2008. Twilight has earned $ 158,461,000 so far in the US box-office alone. Its fans has helped fuel the film’s success, earning an $69 million in its opening weekend.

Your Tango has listed Robert Pattinson as one of its Most Eligible Bachelors.

Yahoo has posted outrage reactions of Rob’s new haircut.

The Twilight baseball scene was listed as one of the most ridiculous moments in a movie by Yahoo. Entitled Nuking the Fridge, the baseball scene came in at second place.

Twilight came in at no.4 as picked by MTV Staff for its Top 10 Favorite movies of 2008.

Lastly, Robert came in second (as picked by women) in Fandango’s list of Sexiest men in the movies for 2009.

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Thanks to Peggy Sirota, we have two new Vanity Fair photoshoot outtakes featuring Rob and Kristen.

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Karen Long of Cleveland.com has listed Twilight as the top book phenomenon of the year. Its legion of female fans has not only propelled the series into the stratosphere but has also made the movie a box-office phenomenon.

Canada’s National Post’s coulmn, The Ampersand, has mentioned Twilight in their year end review of 2008. Its is considered as the phenomenon of 2008. From best selling books to movie success, 2008 was Twilight year and next year, it promises to be more with the release of the sequel, New Moon.

Twilight topped UK Box-office chart ahead of second place Madagascar 2. The film which was released in the UK on Dec. 19, earned an estimated £2.5 million.

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When Rob and Kristen guested at BBC’s Switch with Anne and Nick, they were asked to design badges. Posted above are the badges designed/created by Kristen and Robert.

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In its 5th week of release, Twilight earned another $5.2 million, landing in sixth place at the box-office, which was lead by Jim Carrey’s Yes Man. Twilight dropped 34% on 2,991 theatres which brings in its domestic gross to $158.4million. It has also earned another $51.8 million on world wide box office release bringing its total earnings to $210.3 million.

Also, E online has added a new word into their dictionary: Pattronize.It’s a verb that means “To humor one’s Twilight-obsessed friends” who are all gaga over grungy-hunk, sensitive-vampire-dude Robert Pattinson.

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In an interview with ITN, Robert Pattinson reveald that he didnt get any advice from Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe in delaing with screaming girls. He also mentioned that he doesnt know what to do with all the screaming he gets and he thinks he needs to do something to reciprocate the adulations he is receiving.

Also, in an interview with ninemsn, Rob also mentioned that he doesnt see himself as good-looking. According to the actor, he always considered himself to be mangly at school and stares into a mirror before facing a crowd. Until to this day, he is still puzzled on why people consider him good looking.

Lastly, Robert is listed by USA Today as one of the Top 100 people of 2008. Rob came in at no.20. Here is what they have to say about Rob.

Rob Pattinson. His glistening skin distracted millions of teen girls this year, and it’s safe to say the Twilight franchise will transform the actor into a superstar. Even if the sequel bites, Pattinson’s hair is a box-office cash machine.

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Again thanks to rpattz daily, we now have a video of Rob at La Minute d’Allocine promoting Twilight.

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Thanks to Rpattz Daily, we now have an image of Entertainment Weekly’s Best and Worst 2008 cover with Rob and Kristen in it. Can you spot them?

In other news, The Sunday Mercury UK has posted a short interview with director Catherine Hardwicke where she talks about finding the perfect cast and the pressure she got from the fans for getting it right.

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The LA Times has posted a slideshow that shows the various movie projects the Harry Potter Kids has taken during/after their Potter movies/roles are over. The slide show features the projects undertaken by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robert Pattinson, Clemence Poesy, Hugh Mitchell and Stanislav Ianevski.

Of course, Robert’s Potter character Cedric Diggory might have met an untimely death but that has just given him an immortal role that made most of the female population’s heart flutter. Of course, we are talking about Edward Cullen.

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