After what some were calling a disappointing opening night, the following weekend had the film grossing almost 350 Million Dollars.
Blockbuster Opening
The sun has set on the Twilight franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more overseas for a worldwide debut of $340.9 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Eighth in All Time Openings
The finale ranks eighth on the list of all-time domestic debuts, and leaves Twilight with three of the top-10 openings, joining 2009’s New Moon (No. 7 with $142.8 million) and last year’s Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (No. 9 with $138.1 million).
Last May’s The Avengers is No. 1 with $207.4 million. Batman is the only other franchise with more than one top-10 opening: last July’s The Dark Knight Rises (No. 3 with $160.9 million) and 2008’s The Dark Knight (No. 4 with $158.4 million).
Finale Draws Biggest Male Crowd
Though Twilight still is a female-driven franchise, with girls and women making up 79 percent of the opening-weekend audience, the finale drew the biggest male crowds in the series. Action-minded guys had more to root for in the finale as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner join in a colossal battle to end the story of warring vampires and werewolves.
