Twilight’s New Moon Beats Michael Jackson Overseas
Oct. 20 2009, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
While tickets for Michael Jackson’s This Is It movie are selling out, its popularity is being trumped by another highly anticipated flick: New Moon, the second installment in the Twilight series.
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The presale figures for the film have shattered all previous records and servers across Germany crashed due to the deluge of online buyers. After just a few hours after going on sale in Germany at midnight on Saturday, the Summit film exceeded the entire presales figures for Jackson’s film.
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While the film will have its Hollywood premiere on November 16, it will be released nationwide on November 20 and will hit Germany on November 26.