Pamela McClintock of Variety:
...Summit Entertainment's teen vampire romance "Twilight" opened to an estimated $70.6 million from 3,419 screens at the domestic box office.
"Twilight" took a big bite out of Disney's 3-D toon "Bolt," which opened to an estimated $27 million from 3,651 playdates, of which more than 900 runs were 3-D. "Bolt" virtually tied for No. 2 with James Bond holdover "Quantum of Solace," which grossed an estimated $27.4 million for a cume of $109.5 million in its first 10 days, according to Rentrak.
Usually, an opening as strong "Twilight" is reserved for kid-friendly franchises or male-driven superhero pics. A full 75% of "Twilight's" aud were females, reflecting the enormous popularity of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling books among tween girls and teenage girls, according to exit polling released by Summit. One of the biggest surprises of the weekend came in that 45% of the audience were over the age of 25, indicating that "Twilight" crossed.
Helmed by Catherine Hardwicke, "Twilight" marks the best opening ever for a female filmmaker.
"Twilight" is an enormous victory for Summit, which announced Saturday that it is already planning sequel "New Moon."
It wasn't just "Bolt" that got dinged by "Twilight."
"Quantum" declined a steep 59% in its second frame, while previous Bond installment Casino Royale" dropped far less in its second outing...
Joshua Rich of EW:
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's film banked $70.6 mil to win the weekend by a wide margin ...
With the film's big win --not a surprise--Summit announces 'Twilight' sequel...
But Quantum Of Solace is still No. 1 overseas.
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