Entertainment on Parade

Think young women cannot propel a movie to box office success?  Think again!  Twilight, the vampire romance aimed at young girls based on the Stephenie Meyer novel, brought in a whopping $70.6 million for its opening on Friday and Saturday.

Based on exit polls, 75% of the audience watching Twilight this weekend was female.  With the success of Sex & the City, this now solidifies the fact that females can make or break a movie.  Polls also showed that a little over half of those ticket purchasers were under the age of 25.  A soundtrack to accompany the movie was released on November 4, 2008.  It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 165,000 copies the first week.