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Harry Potter Casts $24 Million Spell at Midnight

Even all those Muggles queued up at Mall of America couldn’t push Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to a midnight box-office record. The seventh film in the series pulled down $24 million, a healthy gross that nevertheless fell well short of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ‘s $30 million record in June. The film did break Eclipse ‘s IMAX record, however, surpassing the old $1 million watermark by $400,000. Only $106 million to go , team! [ The Wrap ]

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Report: Vampire Genre Grosses More Than Entire Country of Nicaragua

According to vaguely scientific new calculations by The Hollywood Reporter , the vampire genre in movies, TV, publishing and other media makes up a $7 billion industry all by itself. That’s more than the annual GDP’ s of Greenland, Mongolia and Samoa combined. Team Edward — it’s not just a slogan, it’s sound fiscal policy. [ THR ]

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Will Eclipse Director Helm Wolverine 2?

In a cute little twist on those rumors that Taylor Lautner might play a young Wolverine in X-Men: First Class , his Eclipse director David Slade has emerged as a frontrunner (alongside Red’s Robert Schwentke) to helm Wolverine 2 . Vulture says that the deal will be finalized after Hugh Jackman meets with both directors next week, which should give Slade plenty of time to figure out why some wolves have chest hair and some don’t . [ Vulture ]

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Exclusive Vampires Suck Clip: This is What It Feels Like for Taylor Lautner to Go Shirtless

The sight of Taylor Lautner’s bare chest in Twilight may have the power to break world squealing records or turn Harry Knowles momentarily bi-curious , but doesn’t it all feel a little…obligatory? Even Eclipse had to acknowledge that Lautner’s shirtlessness was starting to reach the heights of self-parody, and now, here comes flat-out parody Vampires Suck to finish the job.

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Only 837 Days Until Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Comes Out!

Summit Entertainment just sent over the official release date for the second part of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn : Nov. 16, 2012. Yes, that would be 2012 — which is to say: more than two years from now, almost a full year after the first part of the film opens , the projected date of the apocalypse, etc. Start hoarding canned goods accordingly.

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Walter Hawkins, Grammy-Winning Gospel Singer, Dead At 61

Pastor and leader of Love Center Choir topped the charts from the ’70s to the ’90s. By James Montgomery Walter Hawkins Photo: Ilya Dreyvitser/ Wireimage Walter Hawkins , a Grammy-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor, died Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61. His brother Edwin a Grammy-winning gospel musician in his own right, told The Associated Press that Walter passed away at his home in Ripon, California, adding that he “suffered bravely but now he will suffer no more, and he will be greatly missed.” Hawkins was born in Oakland and began singing in gospel choirs as a teenager, along with his brothers. In 1967, as a member of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he recorded “Oh Happy Day,” which would become one of the first gospel-leaning songs to cross over to the mainstream, winning a Grammy and being named one of the RIAA’s Songs of the Century. Following the success of “Day,” Hawkins enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied for his divinity degree. While at the university, he also recorded his first solo album, titled Do Your Best, in 1972. The following year, he became a pastor and founded the Love Center Church in Oakland, where he also formed the Love Center Choir. With the choir, he recorded a successful series of albums called Love Alive, which topped the Billboard Gospel Albums charts from the 1970s until the ’90s. The fourth installment, released in 1990, stayed at #1 for an astonishing 33 consecutive weeks. As a songwriter and composer, Hawkins worked with the likes of Van Morrison and Diahann Carroll and was responsible for more than 100 hit songs on the gospel charts. Over the course of his career, Hawkins won one Grammy (he was nominated for nine) and three Dove Awards, and he was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. At the time of his death, he was said to be working on a brand new Love Alive album, due to be released in the fall. Related Artists Walter Hawkins

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‘Despicable Me’ Supervillains Triumph Over ‘Eclipse’

Steve Carell’s animated flick takes #1 at the box office, beating the ‘Twilight’ sequel and ‘Predators.’ By Josh Wigler “Despicable Me” Photo: Universal The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Despicable Me” ($60.1 million) #2 “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” ($33.4 million) #3 “Predators” ($25.3 million) #4 “Toy Story 3” ($22 million) #5 “The Last Airbender” ($17.2 million) Audiences clearly didn’t despise “Despicable Me” this weekend, as Universal’s latest family-friendly animated flick won the top spot at the box office over rivals “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “Predators.” “Despicable Me” stars Steve Carell as Gru, a diabolical supervillain with an army of minions at his disposal. His current mission in life is to challenge his rival, Vector (Jason Segel), for supervillain supremacy, but Gru finds himself sidetracked by the arrival of three orphaned girls who suddenly look to him as a father figure. The tale of a bad guy gone good was widely embraced by audiences across the country, rocketing “Despicable Me” to an unexpected $60.1 million first-place finish. With a production budget of $69 million, “Despicable Me” is quite the lovely new property for Universal, with franchise potential going forward. Although superheroes and villains led the pack at the box office this weekend, supernatural creatures weren’t far behind. “Eclipse” took second place in its second weekend in theaters. With a domestic weekend worth $33.4 million, the third “Twilight” film has earned a massive $237 million in the U.S. since opening on June 30, with an even greater $456 million worldwide total. Beyond “Despicable Me,” the weekend’s other major new release was “Predators,” producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal’s resurrection of the languishing science-fiction franchise. Starring Adrien Brody as one of several mercenaries abducted by aliens and turned into prey for the titular creatures, “Predators” managed a solid $25.3 million opening domestically and $18 million overseas, surpassing its $40 million production budget with a $43.3 million worldwide total. “Toy Story 3” and “The Last Airbender” finished in fourth and fifth place with $22 million and $17.2 million, respectively. The weekend’s highest per screen averaged belonged to newcomer “The Kids Are All Right,” scoring a walloping $72,143 per screen at just seven locations. Upcoming Releases Nicolas Cage brings some magic to the box office as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” hits this week, while director Christopher Nolan and star Leonardo DiCaprio remind you that the dream is real in “Inception.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Despicable Me” and “Eclipse.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ “Toy Story 3”

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Man Dies at Eclipse Screening

An unidentified 23-year-old New Zealand man was found dead Sunday night following a screening of Eclipse . Police in Wellington say the man had attended alone and was discovered slumped over in his seat when the lights came up; paramedics’ attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. This is the first reported Twilight -related death since the movie franchise launched a little less than two years ago, but it shouldn’t be the last; fans are expected to die in two parts as well as in 3-D when Breaking Dawn emerges a year from now. [ NZ Herald via THR ]

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Movieline’s Week in Review: Fireworks at Sundown

Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you… Happy birrrrrthdaaayyy dear Americaaaaa… Happy birthday to youuuuuuu. Sigh. They grow up so fast. Anyway, have some cake after the jump, then break up your three-day bender tomorrow with a visit to weekend editor Dixon Gaines. The rest of us will see you Tuesday!

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Michael Musto’s Man on the Street: Investgating Eclipse

Last week, our Michael Musto had a hell of a time finding people who paid money to see Knight and Day , but you can trust that for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (with its massive, record-breaking haul ), his mission was a little easier. One alarming discovery: the fanbase for Team Jacob has swelled enormously, while the Team Edward ranks can claim few besides a lascivious cougar in a straw hat. Check out his findings below:

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