Twilight: big movie, big books

"Twilight" took in $70.6 million at the box office this weekend, tying "The Incredibles" for fourth-largest November debut weekend (after the three Harry Potter pics). Does this mean that people have forsaken the books for the movie version?

Heavens, no! Amazon's bestseller list, conveniently updated by the hour, shows that the Twilight novels are securely in four of the five top spots ("The Tales of Beedle the Bard," a Harry Potter book that officially hits shelves next week, is at No. 3). The sixth spot is held by the Twilight slipcase set, containing all four books in a pretty box.

These rankings aren't just in young adult fiction or fiction, but for all books. The Twilight Saga is beating Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers," Barack Obama's "The Audacity of Hope," Artie Lange's "Too Fat to Fish" and, well, every other book for sale on the site. The film hasn't exhausted Twilight mania; instead, it's brought on a post-hurricane storm surge for the books, propelling them back to the top.

And there's more good news for publisher Little, Brown: Summit Entertainment confirmed Saturday that the "Twilight" sequel, "New Moon," is in the works, with leads Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart set to return. For those of us outside the Twilight demographic, there's nothing to do but batten down the hatches.

-- Carolyn Kellogg

Comments

[elizabeth]

l love you edward

[Tina]

Give me a T! T! Give me a W! W! Give me a I! I! Give me a L! L! Give me a I! I! Give me a G! G! Give me a H! H! Give me a T! T!

What does that spell???

TWILIGHT

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Twilight!!!

[Lizl]

Twilight is the best movie so far and twilight bets Harry potter a thousand times

[Ashley]

the movie was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! twilight totally rocks

[jen]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......................................ttttttttttttwiilightttttttttttt :]

[Jenna]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED THE MOVIE IT WAS FUNNY!!! EDWARD WAS HOT!!!!! SO WAS EMMETT!!!!!!! BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH JASPER!!! HE'S MY FAVORITE!!!!! I LOVE U JASPER!!!!!!!!!!

[KIM]

Twilight was AWESOME! Special thanks to Catherine for a remarkable movie ... and to the actors for obviously loving the story as much as we "the fans" do!! Can't wait for the DVD ... & then New Moon!!

[Sara]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TWILIHGT was the most AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO JOKE! I would totally see that movie over and over and over and over and over again!!!!!!!!!!!!! The movie was absolutly wonderful in everyway. I wish i was Bella cuz he was soooo sexy, mysterious, shy and brave.... He was the perfect man u would find saving u in your nightmears. ;) He is soo different from other pretty boys that usually end up playing a super hero roll... He was the perfect choice! Kristen was also a good choice for her roll as Bella! :) No Joke, I came out of the theater in shock :o I wouldn't say anything until I got in my car and screamed with excitment! Waiting in a line in the freezing cold for an hour was worth it! Robert, call me anytime! ;) LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jackie]

OMG I loved twilight!!!! best movie everrrrrrrrrrrr! i heart emmitt

[megan]

the movie is kinda different from the book but it was still great i loved this movie i cant wait till new moon comes out!!!!! im in love with edward ever man should be that way ladies dont stop looking for a man like him hes somewhere out there just maybe not a vampier and bella is beautiful!!!!

[tiffany]

OMG!!!! i loved the movie so much it was so AWESOME!
i read all the books in one weeek!! i cant wait till NEW MOON hit the big sceen!!!!!

[kelly]

also the whole series is in the top 5 audiobooks on itunes!!! i absolutely love twilight!!!!!

[Candace]

Edward... bite me.

mmmmmm.

[Moon]

You rock my socks off Edward!!!!

[Sydney]

Twilight Rocks

[diamond phoenix]

the was th best movie everrrrrr