More film fans have pre-booked tickets to New Moon than ordered advance seats for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or The Dark Knight, according to Fandango, the cinema booking website.
With three days to go before the sequel goes on general release in the US on Nov 20, it has already sold more advance seats than the original Twilight film in 2008.
"For many fans, it's the year's most anticipated film event," a Fandango spokesman told the Deadline Hollywood website.
"Ever since tickets went on sale in September, it's been among our top five weekly ticket-sellers, as New Moon has a strong pull on audiences.
"We're seeing a higher-than-usual number of tickets per transaction for this film, suggesting that moviegoers will show up en masse at theaters this weekend with their friends and family."
Thousands of fans flocked to see New Moon stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
Pattinson, 23, who plays vampire Edward Cullen in this latest adaptation of the popular series, said this year's crowd of thousands of screaming fans was larger than last year's turnout.
"And it seems different to me because we have done this world tour in the last week and it has just been unbelievable in every single city," he said. "It is about 10 times bigger than any other city in the world."
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Twilight Saga: New Moon Fan Party in London
London was swamped with thousands of screaming fans in The Twilight Saga: New Moon Party Tour in UK. Walking the red carpet, New Moon stars Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart greeted England’s dedicated Twifans, signing autographs and stopping for the odd snapshot along the way.
Here's a video clip of New Moon's Fan Party in London:
New Star Taylor Lautner Rises in "New Moon"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Women swooned for Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen in last year's hit movie romance "Twilight," but in its upcoming sequel Taylor Lautner, who almost didn't make it into the film, is the newest hunk for fan's to feast on.
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" rises in theaters on November 20 as one of the most-anticipated movies early in Hollywood's holiday season. Predecessor "Twilight" made $384 million at worldwide box offices in 2008, and its young principal actors, Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, shot to overnight stardom.
But in "New Moon," the second romance about the netherworld adventures of teenager Bella Swan (Stewart) and the love of her life Cullen, it is Lautner who grabs the spotlight.
He portrays American werewolf Jacob Black, Swan's protector when Cullen leaves her to go to Italy. Black's devotion to Swan has earned him -- and that means Lautner, too -- the devotion of millions of young girls obsessed with author Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" books on which the movies are based.
"We have fans all the time that will just burst into tears, it's just moving," he said. "It must mean so much for them to meet us, and it's an amazing feeling to know that you can touch someone in that way."
Prior to "Twilight," the 17-year-old Lautner was best known for his starring role in 2005 children's film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D." And in 2008's hit vampire film, the Jacob Black role was a small one as Swan's childhood friend. So, Lautner is relatively new to the stardom "New Moon" is bringing, and the teenager seems to be enjoying it.
STARDOM ALMOST FADED
But for a time it appeared the studio behind "Twilight," Summit Entertainment, might not hire him for the sequel.
When Summit left Lautner's name out of a statement announcing the other actors for "New Moon," including Pattinson and Stewart, "Twilight" fans protested stridently, and their Internet-based campaign brought Lautner back from the dead.
Exclusive: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart caught kissing
Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart appeared to blow the lid on their secret romance after they were seen locking lips outside a screening of the film’s sequel. The pair previously denied the dating reports, insisting they were just “friends”.
But rumours reached a new high after the duo reportedly spent the night together at Hollywood''s Chateau Marmont hotel last week. The stars later attended the screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon where they were spotted kissing.
"Rob wanted a cigarette so he went outside with Kristen for about 15 minutes,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the Us Magazine. “They were hugging, as Rob was smoking his cigarette
, and then he leaned down and kissed her on the lips. He had his arm around her almost the whole time," the source added.
Watch New Moon Trailer: Kissing Scene Extended Version and Wolf Pack Sizzle Reel
Take a look at the extended scene of 'The Twilight Saga's New Moon' wherein Robert Pattinson's Edward and Kristen Stewart's Bella share a kiss, and at the making of the shape-shifting wolf pack.
Watch New Moon Exclusive Clip Preview
Check out Access Hollywood for an exclusive clip preview from New Moon. The new clip from New Moon will be shown Thursday night on Access Hollywood and live on their site on Friday. The clip is of of Edward Cullen fighting to save Bella from the Volturi vampires.
Visit Access Hollywood now for a 10 second preview of the clip!
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