TWILIGHT TAKES BITE OUT OF U.S. BOX OFFICE

TWILIGHT TAKES BITE OUT OF U.S. BOX OFFICE

Vampire love story TWILIGHT has sunken its teeth into the U.S. box office, claiming the top spot after grossing $70.6 million (GBP47.1million) in its opening weekend (beg22Nov08).
The movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's cult book has become such a sensation, stars Rob Pattinson and co-star Kristen Stewart have already confirmed they're set to film a follow-up.
The movie became an overnight sensation and took $7 million (GBP4.7 million) from midnight screenings in the U.S. on Thursday (20Nov08) alone - bumping Bond film Quantum of Solace to the second spot.
Daniel Craig's second turn as 007 helped the spy series take in $27.4 million (GBP18.3million) in its second week.
Making its debut at the number three spot is new action flick Bolt - starring John Travolta and Miley Cyrus - which took in $27 million (GBP18million).
Rounding out the top five is animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at number four, followed by Seann William Scott's comedy Role Models, taking in $16 million (GBP10.7million) and $7.2 million (GBP4.8million) respectively.