UPDATE: Breaking Dawn 2 Smashes Twilight Saga Records Overseas
THURSDAY 9 AM UPDATE: Twi-Hards are saying goodbye to Bella and Edward. Movie theaters around North America are reporting long lines and sold-out showtimes for Breaking Dawn Part 2 as the last installment in Summit Entertainment's Twilight Saga releases at 10 PM Thursday and midnight Friday. Here are photos from Arizona, Michigan, Delaware and New York:
THURSDAY 9 AM: Giant online ticket-seller Fandango reports this morning that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 represents 92% of today's sales. What's 
more, thousands of showtimes are already sold out across the country before the final Twilight Saga installment releases at Friday midnight. Hollywood is expecting the epic conclusion to gross somewhere between a low of $130 million and as much as $150 million (a franchise record) this opening weekend in North America. According to a recent Fandango survey of more than 1,000 moviegoers, Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the most anticipated film of the fall, with 57% of fans planning to see it more than once on the big screen. It has been among the site's Top 3 ticket-sellers each day in U.S./Canada since advance tickets first went on sale on October 1st. 'It's the most anticipated moviegoing event of the season,' said Paul Yanover, President of Fandango. Already, Breaking Dawn Part 2 is shattering franchise records internationally where it opened this week.
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