Some even better news out of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince getting pushed back to summer 2009. Yes, it's even better than Deathly Hallows: Part I not being delayed.
Twilight has been moved from December 12th to November 21st, the now vacant release date. As I claimed before, Twilight was just about the only competition that Harry and co. had to worry about, and sure enough, here it comes. That's not to say that Twilight is going to make as much as any Harry Potter movie ever could, but it goes to show that the late November date is an important one.
This is a huge score for Twilight, as the two films share a similar demographic. In the media, Twilight has even been compared to the Potter series, ever since Eclipse knocked Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows off the best-seller list last year. I'm going to guess that Twilight will make at least 40% more than it would have if it had come out in December.
Twilight was originally scheduled to go head-to-head with The Day the Earth Stood Still, facing stronger competition in the weeks ahead from the Jim Carrey's comedy Yes Man, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Tale of Despereaux, and Bedtime Stories. The new November 21st date leaves the film with weeks of breathing room. The only real competition to be had is from Disney’s computer animated film Bolt, which will open the same day.
IMAX has still not announced a replacement to fill the spot that was originally occupied by the Half-Blood Prince. IMAX reps have said that they have already "initiated some conversations about a replacement film" and that they are "confident" that they will will find a "good project." Could Twilight be coming to IMAX? Probably not, but Bethany and I are hoping. I’m would bet that IMAX will either go with Disney’s Bolt, or extend the two-week release of Madagascar 2.
I copypasta'd a lot of this from /Film.
copypasta, sounds delicious.
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