When The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens this summer, will it make even more than the $290 million that New Moon made? Box Office Mojo is saying it won’t:
Odds are that Eclipse won’t reach the heights of New Moon, given the history of closely-timed, serialized sequels. The Matrix Revolutions, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and even Back to the Future Part III all grossed significantly less than their predecessors. When a second movie is hotly-anticipated after the first movie’s success, it’s highly unlikely that the next picture will even maintain the momentum (The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter being notable exceptions), and signs from New Moon’s run suggest that The Twilight Saga will follow the pattern.
I disagree with their reasoning. They’re missing a lot of factors. The Matrix, Pirates, and Back to the Future were all shot back-to-back with the same director, and none of them were based on books. Eclipse has a new director, and it is based on a book — just like the “exceptions” that they list, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. In other words, there was already a solid story in place to draw from — a story that many list as their favorite in the series.
There’s no denying that New Moon is a lot to live up to. But I think Eclipse is up to the challenge.
(23 Votes, Average: 4.83 out of 5)
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Joe and demi...
Mon, Feb 1, 2010
Eclipse, Movie News, New Moon, Twilight Saga