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.jpg "Twilight from director Catherine Hardwicke stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen")
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In addition, the film from director Catherine Hardwicke ("The Nativity Story," "Lords of Dogtown") set a record for the largest opening-weekend tally for a film by a female director. The previous record of $41.1 million was held by Mimi Leder for 1998's "Deep Impact".
Exit polling showed that opening-weekend "Twilight" moviegoers were dominated by females with 75 percent of ticket buyers of the feminine kind. "Twilight" now ranks as No. 3 on Fandango's advance-ticket sales list.
Still, the film is currently rating at a 44 percent rotten out of 100 percent at Rotten Tomatoes based on 125 reviews from professional critics.
We learned even before opening "Twilight" weekend that a film sequel has already been given the go. In it, critics and fans alike are calling for a bigger-budget film that can better dazzle in some of the areas where the first one lacked.
For this critic, the special effects department in the first "Twilight" film especially stood out like an unfortunate sore thumb. Also, those who read the first Stephenie Meyer book may have felt like the film didn't sell the connection between primary characters Bella and Edward as much as the book focused on it.
"Twilight," which opened on Nov. 21, 2008, stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen from director Catherine Hardwicke.
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