Seperti yang dijangka, kemunculan filem sekuel The Twilight Saga: New Moon telah mencipta fenomena luar biasa sejak ia mula ditayangkan di Amerika Syarikat (AS) pada 16 November lalu.
Fenomena yang sama kini mula dirasai oleh ramai peminat filem seram-fantasi-romantik itu di Malaysia kerana rata-rata memberikan maklumbalas yang sangat positif selepas menyaksikan buat pertama kali menerusi Tayangan Perdana di Cathay Cineleisure, Damansara, malam kelmarin.
Nyata ramai terus terpikat dengan aura puntianak romantis, Edward Cullen lakonan Robert Pattinson dan tidak kurang juga yang mula gila bayang dengan fizikal sasa Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) yang begitu menonjol dalam filem ini.
Portal murai.com.my tidak ketinggalan mengundang 10 GengMurai yang bertuah bersama pasangan masing-masing untuk menjadi penonton terawal menyaksikan filem itu bersama sekumpulan artis malam pada itu.
Tahniah kepada Fatehi Kassim, Yek Kiung Wei, Suhaili Kasim, Mohd Fadzli Abd Mutalib, Nana, Aizat Hazwani, Lau Sai Yew, Shahrul Fawwaz, Mohd Azizul Azlan dan Noor Friziana Muner kerana menang dan sudi hadir.
Mereka adalah pemenang peraduan The Twilight Saga: New Moon-Murai yang berkongsi pawagam bersama-sama Liyana Jasmay, Datin Natasha Hudson, Nurul Abdul Wahab, Linda Onn, Reza dan 3 penyampai Astro Awani iaitu Syazwan, Rizal dan Dino Omar.
Perangkul trofi Pelakon Wanita Terbaik Festival Filem Malaysia Ke-21, Liyana akui dia memang menunggu filem ini untuk melihat kesinambungan cinta antara Edward dan Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).
"Filem ini sungguh menghiburkan dan saya turut dibawa ke alam mereka buat seketika," ujar Liyana.
Perkara yang sama diakui Nurul yang terpegun dengan New Moon dan menyifatkankan pengarahnya, Chris Weitz sangat bijak mengeksploit bakat semua pelakon utama dalam filem itu. Kata Nurul, gandingan bintang remaja iaitu Robert, Kristen dan Taylor begitu mengasyikkan.
Penyampai Sinar FM, Linda Onn pula berkata, filem sekuel kedua ini lebih baik dan mencengkam perasaan berbanding Twilight.
"Saya pula yang sesak nafas menontonnya. Memang best..." seloroh Linda dengan teruja. Dia juga memberikan pose yang sporting untuk murai.com.my sebaik saja melihat poster filem itu.
Seperti mana Twilight, filem New Moon yang berdasarkan novel terkenal, terus mengisahkan konflik gadis biasa, Bella yang mencintai Edward. Kerana tidak mahu kekasihnya terbabit dalam konflik dunia puntianak, Edward cuba menjauhkan diri.
Sepanjang ketiadaan Edward, Bella semakin sepi dan akhirnya jatuh hati dengan Jacob. Namun apabila Edward muncul semula dalam hidup Bella, maka hubungan ketiga-tiga mereka mula meruncing.
Tayangan New Moon di Malaysia telah bermula sejak 25 November lalu. Di AS, New Moon telah berjaya mencatat kutipan box-office pembukaan sebanyak AS$72.7 juta. Kejayaan filem itu turut dibantu dengan teknik kesan khas dan sinematografi yang hebat.
aku baru balik dari tengok new moon.. bagi aku best.. tapi mungkin sedikit slow jalan cite nye..
cite kali nie banyak cite pasal bella ngan jacob.. cite pasal edward tak banyak.. padahal edward la aku tertunggu tunggu bila dia nak muncul.. hehehee..
peh terserlah ke enseman so edward.. hahhaa.. tapi biasa la ending dia tergantung la.. means dorang memang saja nak wat tergantung sebab mesti ada sekuel yang ketiga nanti.. tak sabar aku nak tengok..
bagi aku cite nie memang best la.. memang kesian lat bella masa edward tinggalkan bella.. memang terseksa jugak la si bella.. nasib baik ada jacob.. tapi jacob plak serigala jadian.. hehehee..
apa pun edward memang ensem dan macho.. memang suka minat giler r aku kat robert pattinson skunk nie.. hehehee..
well, tak sabar nak tengok sekuel yang ketiga.. dorang matikan dengan ayat bella, will you marry me? pastu abis.. hahahaha.. so nantikan saja apa jawapan bella kat edward.. dan jadik ke si bella nak jadik vampire? jawapan nya mungkin ada kat sekuel akan datang.. hehehee
malam semalam aku tengok twilight kat star movie.. cepat giler dah kuar kat tv.. masa kuar wayang aku tak tgk cite ni.. aku tgk cite lain.. sebab tue aku macam nak sangat tengok kuar kat tv..
dan 26 november nie twiligt kuar sekuel cite nie.. twilight saga.. new moon.. nampak trailer macam lagi best dari yang satu..
peh ensem kan Robert Pattinson tue.. kacak lagi bergaya.. hahahhaaa.. da la romantik.. peh memang menjadi idaman semua gadis gadis dan wanita seluruh dunia la.. hehehehe..
aku minat dia maybe sebab dalam cite twilight dia romantik, ensem, kacak lagi bergaya, kelakar, protected so mungkin sebab tue aku tertarik kat Edward Cullen.. hehheee.. tapi kalau kat dunia nyata Edward(Robert Pattinson) couple ngan Isabella( Kristen Stewart) kan best.. sepadan jer dorang.. heheeee...
tapi James MacAvoy aku tak kan semudah tue lupakan.. aku minat James Mcavoy sebab lakonan dia yang best ditambah dia yang ensem.. boleh kata semua cerita yang James MacAvoy berlakon aku dah tengok.. tengok kat tv.. paling suka dia dalam cite Becoming Jane ngan Penelope..
Robert Pattinson nie aku tak bapa tau sangat pasal dia.. cuma aku suka dia dalam cita Twilight.. hehehee.. oleh itu. bertambah la lelaki idaman aku.. hahahhahaa.. tetapi hanya lelaki idaman jer.. jangan nak perasan la dapat dia.. ko lalu sebelah dia pun tak mungkin.. hahahhaaa..
ko tak kan jumpa la orang macam James MacAvoy dan Robert Pattinson tue kat Malaysia.. Mustahil.. hahahahaa.. berpijak pada dunia nyata ea.. hehehee..
LOS ANGELES - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The No. 1 domestic debut for Summit Entertainment's "New Moon" was more than twice the $69.6 million haul over the same weekend last year for "Twilight," the first in the franchise based on Stephenie Meyer's novels.
"Obviously, with the success of 'Twilight' itself, sequels being what they are will generate X-number of dollars more, particularly if it's a satisfying sequel," said Richie Fay, head of distribution for Summit.
"New Moon" placed third on the all-time domestic chart behind last year's $158.4 million opening weekend for the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" and 2007's $151.1 million haul for "Spider-Man 3."
Among the top-10 all-time openings, "New Moon" is the only one that came outside of Hollywood's busiest time, the summer season. The movie adaptation of Meyer's next "Twilight" chapter, "Eclipse," arrives in the heart of summer, next June 30.
On Friday, "New Moon" set an all-time domestic high for opening day with $72.7 million, topping the previous record of $67.2 million by last year's "The Dark Knight.
Overall, Hollywood had its second-biggest non-holiday weekend ever, with final numbers expected to come in slightly behind the $260 million the industry rang up over the weekend of July 18, 2008, when "The Dark Knight" opened.
Compared to the same weekend last year, business was up 59 percent.
Overseas, "New Moon" debuted in 25 countries and took in $118.1 million.
"New Moon" continues the story of teen romance between a school girl and a vampire (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson), with the sequel adding a love triangle with a werewolf (Taylor Lautner).
Meyer's books have been a phenomenon among women and girls. Females made up 80 percent of the audience for "New Moon."
Opening at No. 2 domestically this weekend was the Warner Bros. football drama "The Blind Side" with $34.5 million. The film stars Sandra Bullock in the real-life story of Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher, who was a homeless teen taken in by a wealthy family and enrolled in private school.
As with "New Moon," females were the big fans of "The Blind Side," accounting for 59 percent of the audience, an unusual split for a movie with a sports theme.
"Football happens to be a part of the story, but it's really more about family and inspiration," said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution.
Young males are the backbone of Hollywood business, so "to have two movies with huge appeal for women result in the second-biggest non-holiday weekend ever is amazing," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
The "Twilight" franchise "taps into something primal and visceral that drives women crazy, and they're willing to pay for the privilege," Dergarabedian said.
The previous weekend's top movie, Sony's disaster tale "2012," slipped to third-place with $26.5 million, raising its domestic total to $108.2 million. Worldwide, "2012" has taken in $449.8 million.
Sony also had the No. 4 entry with a $12.6 million debut for its animated adventure "Planet 51," about a NASA astronaut (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) who lands on a planet of aliens living the innocent life of 1950s America.
Lionsgate's acclaimed drama "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" expanded from limited to fairly wide release of 629 theaters, taking in $11 million for an average of $17,500 a cinema. That compared to an average of $34,965 in 4,024 theaters for "New Moon."
In limited release, Penelope Cruz and director Pedro Almodovar's latest collaboration, "Broken Embraces," opened big with $107,597 in two theaters for a $53,799 average. The Sony Pictures Classics romantic drama centers on a blind screenwriter relating the story of a lost love.
Nicolas Cage and director Werner Herzog's dark crime thriller "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" opened with $257,267 in 27 theaters, averaging $9,528 a cinema. Released by First Look Studios, "Bad Lieutenant" is the story of a drug-crazed cop on a manic murder investigation.
The huge spike in business this weekend sets the stage for big crowds over Thanksgiving, one of the busiest periods of the year at theaters.
Along with "New Moon" and other holdover movies such as Jim Carrey's holiday-themed "A Christmas Carol," new releases for Thanksgiving include the Robin Williams-John Travolta comedy "Old Dogs" and the post-apocalypse drama "The Road."
After a strong run in limited release, George Clooney's animated comedy "Fantastic Mr. Fox" expands into nationwide release the day before Thanksgiving.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," $140.7 million.
2. "The Blind Side," $34.5 million.
3. "2012," $26.5 million.
4. "Planet 51," $12.6 million.
5. "Disney's A Christmas Carol," $12.2 million.
6. "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire," $11 million.
7. "The Men Who Stare at Goats," $2.8 million.
8. "Couples Retreat," $2 million.
9. "The Fourth Kind," $1.7 million.
10. "Law Abiding Citizen," $1.6 million.
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