(Summit)

Summit Entertainment has just announced that Breaking Dawn Part 1, the fourth installment in the Twilight Saga, has grossed an estimated $701.3 million globally since the film was released in November.

Breaking Dawn Part 1 , starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, is also on its way to becoming the highest grossing film in the series.

The film is just a few million dollars away from passing New Moon, which took in $709.8 million.

Eclipse and Twilight grossed $698.5 million and $390.4, respectively .

Breaking Dawn Part 1 has yet to be released in several countries, including Japan and China.

The film company’s co-chairmen Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger said in a statement: “The milestone is important on several fronts and illustrates the vitality of the franchise on a global scale even after four films.  Stephenie Meyer’s story and characters were brought to the screen this time via the talented hands of Bill Condon along with the cast and crew that has been with the film franchise since its inception.  We are very proud of the success the franchise has experienced and anticipate the saga’s conclusion this November.”

Breaking Dawn Part 1 hits theatees on November 16, 2012.

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According to reported early studio estimates, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is primed to earn more than $110 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office.

Some projections have the fourth film in the series hitting the $125 million mark.

Either figure would make Breaking Dawn the easy weekend winner and give it the second-highest opening in the franchise’s history, behind only New Moon, which racked up $142.8 million when it debuted almost exactly two years ago.

Last weekend’s champ, Immortals, debuted to $32.2 million.

Breaking Dawn is slated to debut in 4,061 theaters across North America on Friday.

The initial projections are being reported by Deadline.

Gossip Cop will have updated box office estimates later this week.

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The first three Twilight Saga films are returning to theaters in the Tuesdays leading up to the November 18 release of the franchise’s fourth installment, Breaking Dawn – Part I.

Twilight will be shown on November 1, New Moon on November 8 and Eclipse on November 15.

According to the announcement from Summit and NCM Fathom, the evening will also include “Exclusive introductions from the cast members, compelling interviews with the stars answering the questions that Twilight Saga aficionados have always wanted answered and amazing clips from the many fan tests over the years.”

Approximately 730 theaters will take part in the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Check out the full list of participating theaters!

Do you think you’ll check out any of the first Twilight movies in their theatrical returns?

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UPDATE – 7/6/10 – 5:00 PM

The actual box office figures for Eclipse are slightly higher than the estimates provided until this hour.

According to Summit, the movie’s actual four-day North American (Friday through Monday) haul at 4,468 locations was $83.6 million.

The actual 6-day cumulative North American box office stands at $176.4 million.

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UPDATE: – 7/5/10 – 11:00 AM

The numbers are in, and in the first six days since Eclipse was released, the film made $175.3 million in North America.

A serious $9 million came from IMAX screenings.

Gossip Cop will continue to update with new numbers.

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UPDATE: – 7/4/10 – 11:00 AM

The latest numbers are in, and Eclipse will rake in an estimated $89 million for the holiday weekend in North America.

So far the film has made $161 million in North America since its release on Wednesday, and is expected to earn $181 million by the end of the holiday weekend.

Internationally, since opening on June 30, Eclipse has grossed an estimated $100.2 million from 42 territories.

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UPDATE – 7/3/10 – 11:00 AM

Updated estimates give Eclipse a $28.6 million Friday for a cumulative $121.3 million in its first three days of release.

For the standard, three-day weekend (Friday through Sunday), the film is projected to earn $80.2 million. Including Monday, the four-day holiday weekend is expected to gross $106.1 million.

Friday’s top 3 was rounded out by The Last Airbender (approx. $16 million) and Toy Story 3 (approx. $10.9 million).

Updates to come…

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UPDATE – 7/2/10 – 9:20 AM

Estimates put Eclipse at #1 in its second day of release (Thursday), with roughly $25 million in receipts.

The Last Airbender debuted to around $16 million (estimated) for the day, while Toy Story 3 continued to do great business with $8 million (estimated) and third place.

Gossip Cop will update the massive box office as the long holiday weekend progresses…

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UPDATE – 6:24 PM

Despite the focus on the World Cup, so far having only opened internationally in 21 countries – a few yesterday and most today - Eclipse has already raked in $16.2 million.

Gossip Cop will update with breakdowns for each country…

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More records…

The newest numbers have Eclipse putting up a $68.5 million total on its first day, breaking the Wednesday opening record of $62 million set by Transformers 2.

The film also had the biggest summer period opening ever, beating Dark Knight ($67.2 million).

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ORIGINAL POST – 6/30/10

It was a total Eclipse from the start.

The blockbuster third installment of The Twilight Saga opened to more than $30 million on its first night in North America.

It surpasses the previous midnight opening record holder, which was the second Twilight installment, New Moon, at $26.3 million.

It’s too early to know whether Eclipse will top New Moon‘s (full) first day record of $72.7 million.

The movie also set a new IMAX record for midnight grosses with over $1 million from 192 theaters, beating Transformers 2‘s $959,000.

Gossip Cop will have updates…

DEVELOPING…

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Thousands of articles have theorized about the relationship between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, but rarely has one been as asinine as PopEater‘s latest effort.

“Perpetually in bad moods,” Pattinson and Stewart give “grumpy” sound bites and “glower at the cameras,” sneers the site… next to a photo of the pair smiling.

But PopEater isn’t satisfied to prove its point merely with the observational and photo editing skills of a wet sock.

How about some condescension?

Compared to Pattinson and Stewart, “Julius and Ethel Rosenberg look like Snooki and The Situation making out in a hot-tub,” chortles PopEater, scoffing, “If you’re too young to know who Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are, then R-Pattz and K-Stew are probably your romantic role models.”

Ah, yes, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. A couple executed in 1953 for atomic espionage. And, apparently, the gold standard for being “grumpy.”

If we didn’t know better, we’d say PopEater invokes the Rosenbergs (and Snooki!) while patronizing its readers because it has no actual case to make.

Oh, but it tries.

The main thrust of the article exploring their “deliciously suspicious romance” is that Pattinson and Stewart have faked it “to sell movie tickets.”

Here’s a summary of PopEater’s “argument”:

*** Stewart denied a relationship with Pattinson in a Nylon magazine interview while filming New Moon, saying that she and he were “good friends.”

OK. She gave that comment a year and a half ago. Why is this relevant?

*** Stewart and Pattinson were photographed “by a small-town blogger” on vacation on the Isle of Wight.

Yes. Um. What’s the point? They went on vacation because… they aren’t really dating?

*** Stewart and Pattinson “may or may not” have revealed (off camera) their relationship to Oprah Winfrey.

They didn’t. And if they had, so what?

*** Stewart attended the premiere of Pattinson’s Remember Me.

Yes, she did. Girlfriends regularly attend premieres. Platonic friends regularly attend premieres. Past and future co-stars regularly attend premieres. What does her presence have to do with a conspiracy to sell out theaters for, say, Eclipse? Especially when PopEater makes a point of saying she and Pattinson didn’t have much contact that night?

(Which itself is inaccurate. Gossip Cop was there the whole night. Pattinson and Stewart spent the entire after-party in a VIP area with a select group of friends and family.)

And… that’s pretty much all the article offers in the way of “specifics.”

PopEater then writes, “Perhaps the media wouldn’t be so suspicious of the real relationship between Rob and Kristen if there wasn’t such a massive financial incentive for them to lead us along.”

They don’t own Twilight. Their salaries have already been negotiated. That’s the beginning and end of their “financial incentive.”

“If Rob and Kristen really are just following the studio’s orders to generate heat for their films,” blusters PopEater, “At least it would explain why they’re so sour all the time.”

Wait.

So Summit’s grand plan is to force Pattinson and Stewart into faking a relationship that makes them “sour” with the press? Of course. Because everyone knows “sour” people with a “miserable attitude” are a huge draw at the box office. It’s why Andy Rooney’s been the decade’s biggest motion picture star.

There’s also this: It’s an awfully big commitment to pretend you’re dating for a few years (and five films) to the exclusion of dating other people.

But the biggest problem is that PopEater’s main argument doesn’t even makes sense.

If Stewart and Pattinson are forced into a publicity stunt relationship, wouldn’t it stand to reason that Summit would want it to gain… publicity?

The two stars shun the paparazzi. They avoid being photographed holding hands, kissing, etc. If, for instance, Summit planted Stewart at Pattinson’s Remember Me premiere to make it seem like they’re in a relationship… why would Pattinson walk the red carpet with co-star Emilie de Ravin? If they “forced” them to vacation together, why would it be on an island with zero paparazzi?

If they conspired with their studio to perpetuate a “fake relationship,” wouldn’t they be photographed just once holding hands and kissing on the red carpet or “accidentally” spotted around L.A. having romantic dinners together?

If this were a “fake relationship,” we’d see more photos of them together, not less.

The only thing “fake” here is PopEater’s premise.

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(Summit)

Summit Entertainment has announced a 12-city “Twilight Night” event to coincide with the lunar eclipse occurring on the evening of June 26.

The “Night” includes outdoor screenings of Twilight and New Moon just four days before Eclipse hits theaters on June 30.

Moviefone will be live streaming events on its website for those people who can’t attend any of the celebrations in person. The content will include interviews with cast, fan reactions, special guests and speak peeks at Eclipse.

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Events are currently scheduled to take place in the following cities and venues.  Doors open at 6:00 PM local time in each city.  Attendance will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.

Atlanta

Atlantic Station

171 17^th St NW

Atlanta, GA

Dallas

AT&T Plaza at the American Airlines Center

2500 Victory Ave

Dallas, TX

Denver

Sloan’s Lake Park

17^th Ave and Sheridan

Denver, CO

Miami

Gusman Center Performing Arts

174 East Flagler Street

Miami, FL

Philadelphia

The Piazza

North Second Street and Germantown Avenue, Below Girard

Philadelphia, PA

Phoenix

Desert Ridge Shopping Center

21001 North Tatum Blvd.

Phoenix, AZ

Portland

Colonel Summers City Park

Portland, OR

Salt Lake City

Movie in the Park

Fairmont Park located

2361 South 900 East

Salt Lake City, UT

St. Louis

St. Louis Union Station

1820 Market Street

St. Louis, MO

San Diego

Park at the Park (Downtown)

10^th & K

San Diego, CA

Seattle

Fremont Outdoor Movies

3501 Phinney Ave N.

Seattle, WA

Washington DC

National Harbor Plaza

163 Waterfront Street

National Harbor, MD

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In a new interview with Parade.com, Robert Pattinson discusses Edward Cullen‘s approach to sex and how he relates to it.

“Edward is old fashioned. Nowadays, everyone just goes around screwing everyone for no reason. I guess Edward doesn’t really want to sort of cheapen his relationship with Bella, even though she’s pushing him to go all the way,” Pattinson tells the site.

“He’s got this certain idea of how it should go with the love of his life. He wants to do it right and not just follow his base instincts. I guess I’m a bit old fashioned in that way as well.”

Pattinson also discusses how kissing Kristen Stewart felt different during the filming of Eclipse.

“Kissing felt a little bit more natural in Eclipse, even if there was plenty of it,” says the actor.

“In New Moon and Twilight it was always like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna kill you if I kiss you’ or something. It was always kind of odd. But, in this one, they both understand their situation a lot more, which makes it easier. It’s the first time Kristen and I have been able to just act like a normal couple.”

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It’s promotion time, and for this go-around Jay Leno‘s got Robert Pattinson.

A source close to the production tells Gossip Cop, Pattinson will be on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on June 15 to promote Eclipse.

Last time around, while promoting New Moon, Pattinson appeared on rival “Late Show with David Letterman,” where the talk show host famously told the Twilight star, “Oh, bite me,” when Pattinson said he’s been “cryptically avoiding” answering whether he’s dating Kristen Stewart.

Will you be watching?

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We’re starting to think dark pink is HollywoodLife‘s primary color because every story is undercooked.

“Woody Allen is famous for picking out young up-and-coming Hollywood beauties to serve as his muses,” observes the site.

So far: true.

“His next possible selection could be great news for all you Twi-hards!”

Yikes! Looks like HollywoodLife might have a big scoop! Buy all the canned food you’re able to carry and race for the shelter! Doomsday is near!

It “sounds like” Allen has his “eye on Kristen Stewart,” reports the piece.

How exactly does Allen “sound like” he has his eye on Stewart?

“The girl is pretty,” he told HollywoodLife at an event. “I’ve seen her in the ads and the trailers, but I haven’t seen any of the [Twilight] movies.”

That’s right.

He’s seen her in advertisements.

“OK, so he may not know K-Stew’s name yet, but the fact that he’s seen her… is definitely a good sign!” the industry experts at HollywoodLife informs us.

The fact that he’s seen her is a good sign.

The only sign here is that HollywoodLife has absolutely nothing of substance to repeat, and chose to put a misleading headline above a total non-story.

Gossip Cop isn’t saying Stewart won’t possibly appear in a future Allen film.

But probably not until he actually sees her in more than just advertisements.

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Meanwhile, co-star Chaske Spencer will be MTV International’s official “red carpet correspondent” at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City.

New Moon is nominated for five awards.

The ceremony will be hosted by Aziz Ansari.

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Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz won’t be breaking up with Breaking Dawn.

Gossip Cop has confirmed that Greene and Lutz have signed contracts to return as Alice and Emmett Cullen for the final installment of the “Twilight” series.

The actors had been at an impasse with studio Summit Entertainment and reportedly threatened to leave their roles if their pay wasn’t increased.

While stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner receive far bigger paydays for their work, Greene and Lutz negotiated for raises in a franchise that has generated a fortune.

Neither was permitted to renegotiate terms for the second (New Moon) or third (Eclipse) films after the original became a blockbuster.

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Katy Perry will perform her new single “California Gurls” live at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, as the network announced a number of additions to the June 6 telecast.

Among the newly confirmed presenters are Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Aubrey Plaza.

The ceremony will also feature the five leads of Grown Ups: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, and David Spade.

Leading the way with six nominations is The Hangover, while New Moon and Avatar have five apiece.

Aziz Ansari will host.

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May 1, 2010

Robert Pattinson won’t be the only “Eclipse” star to appear on “Ellen” before the latest installment of the “Twilight Saga” hits theaters. 

Gossip Cop can confirm exclusively that Nikki Reed will be on the top talk show, too.

We’re told Reed will tape her segment on May 17, and it will air May 18.

Will you be watching?

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April 28, 2010

Robert Pattinson is set to take another bite out of daytime.

The Eclipse vampire will join Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show in an episode airing Wednesday, May 19, Gossip Cop can confirm. It will be taped the previous day.

It isn’t the first “Ellen” engagement for Pattinson. The star appeared on the program back in November while promoting New Moon. That was the interview in which he described a woman in a public crowd getting naked to get his attention.

Gossip Cop will have more scoops as the June 30 Eclipse release nears.

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“TWI-HARD TRAVESTY! Are They Going To Turn ‘Breaking Dawn’ Into A Musical?” asks HollywoodLife, which itself is becoming a travesty.

The site then questions, “Would you be shocked! dismayed! sick to your stomach! if the Twilight crew broke out in song for their final films?”

Uh, oh…

So, how did HollywoodLife come up with this ridiculous notion?

Simply, it took yesterday’s news that the top pick to direct Breaking Dawn is Bill Condon, and the fact that he directed “Dreamgirls,” and came up with this off-key premise.

Of course, HollywoodLife’s proposition is like saying New Moon could have easily turned into a comedy with Robert Pattinson playing multiple parts, because that film was directed by Chris Weitz, who wrote Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.

Not leaving bad enough alone, the site then took a cheap shot by saying “Condon worked beautifully with singer-actor Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson, but working with characters like Edward Cullen and Bella Swan is, we’d say, entirely different.”

Of course, nothing like this should surprise us anymore when it comes to “Twilight” and HollywoodLife. Remember, this is the same site that criticized Kristen Stewart for going to a Haiti benefit – twice.

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Environmentalists should be really pleased with some gossip sites – they do an awful lot of recycling.

And no one gets the deja vu treatment more than Robert Pattinson.

His relationship with Kristen Stewart “may have all been a scam,” one rumor mill proposes.

Why?

“Because Robert is in love with an ex girlfriend who is also a British model named Kelly Blakewell.”

Sigh.

Has a single outlet actually produced evidence — even weak evidence — that Pattinson is secretly dating Blakewell? A single piece of actual information since this nonsense first surfaced?

Nope. The “new” story cites Showbiz Spy, which last week referenced a random, barely readable fan site where the rumor Gossip Cop already busted had originated.

Since then, nothing factual or reality-based has given the story any credibility. Just repetition.

“Is Robert and Kristens (sic) Relationship A Joke?” asks the recycler.

No, but this “reporting” is.

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Another story hitting our inbox today talks about how Pattinson needs someone to “feed” him his lines given his supposedly poor short-term memory. According to the item, he tries to practice “but in the end he still needs a little help.”

The outlet uses Pattinson’s reported difficulty with learning lines to segue into… (surprise!)… faux news about his relationship with Stewart. He and his co-star “have been linked romantically,” but the actor “still won’t completely spill.”

“I think most people like to have a secret with a girl or boyfriend,” Pattinson is quoted as saying. “It keeps things exciting.”

Gossip Cop wonders who “feeds” old lines to this site.

Because Pattinson said those words… MONTHS ago… about his character in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

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Pattinson and Stewart have a lot of projects on the horizon. Hopefully sites will start reporting more about (abundant) professional news instead of reprinting anonymous, discredited junk about secret girlfriends or cannibalizing previous interviews to take quotes out of context.

Throwing garbage into the landfill where it belongs might not be good for the planet, but it’ll warm Gossip Cop‘s heart.

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For months on end there has been speculation about “Breaking Dawn,” and who would direct the final chapter of the saga.

Gossip Cop has received official confirmation from Chris Weitz‘s rep that he will not be directing the film(s).

Fans had hoped for some time Weitz, who directed “New Moon” (and “The Golden Compass” and “About A Boy” before that), would helm “Breaking Dawn,” but it’s a no go.

Weitz is next slated to direct a personal project about an undocumented Mexican laborer that he himself is partially funding. That film begins next month.

So loved was Weitz there was even a rumor – albeit false –  that stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner had written a joint endorsement, urging Summit Entertainment to lock down the director for the final installment. 

Ultimately, it was Weitz’s decision.

As Gossip Cop reported last month, though officially no decision has been made about whether to split “Breaking Dawn” into two films, a well-place source said dividing the final book into two movies is “the direction that it’s going in.”

We’re also told Summit is currently looking at top-tier directors to helm the final “Twilight” film(s).

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An interview with Kristen Stewart on BettyConfidential.com caught a lot of people’s attention today, as part of it seemed… familiar.

The Q&A is presented as a recent conversation arranged during promotion for The Yellow Handkerchief, Stewart’s new film. And most of the discussion sticks to that dramatic role.

But at the end is a very curious bit of Robert Pattinson talk.

“So what’s really going on with you and Robert,” asks the interviewer. “Are you dating?”

To which Stewart is said to reply, “The whole rumor tabloid stuff is so obviously false to me and I knew it was false even before I became a part of it. It has been like some sort of ridiculous show. It’s like a soap opera, but filled with false realism. I don’t take it personally. It might seem real to fans, but it isn’t.”

Hmm. Sound familiar?

Take a look at this interview (with audio) from last November, when Stewart was promoting The Twilight Saga: New Moon and said of her growing celebrity:

“I’ve gotten more comfortable with the whole rumor, tabloid stuff, it’s so obviously false to me. Look, even before I became a part of it, once I sort of became a star… it’s like a show. It’s like a ridiculous show.”

["A soap opera with your name in it?" a reporter prompts]

“Exactly. With false realism like a soap opera that seems real but you’re not quite sure. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t take it personally.”

Gossip Cop contacted BettyConfidential, and the site confirmed our suspicions.

The answer to the “What’s going on with you and Robert?” question, the site admits, was taken from the previous roundtable discussion with reporters Stewart staged in November.

It was not an answer Stewart gave during her current promotion for The Yellow Handkerchief.

Importantly, Gossip Cop will also observe that in the original setting back in November, Stewart’s response was not even to a question about Pattinson, but, rather, regarding her overall comfort level with interviews and celebrity status.

So don’t give any weight to the “answer” BettyConfidential presents as a recent answer to a Robsten question.

It is several months old and taken completely out of context.

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“Orlando Cheating with Kristen” screams the headline of an article in the Star.

The tabloid is, of course, referring to Orlando Bloom and “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart.

According to the mag, “Orlando Bloom didn’t look like he was missing girlfriend Miranda Kerr, who was in St. Bart’s, while shamelessly flirting with Kristen Stewart at the Sundance Film Festival.”

The Star claims Stewart was celebrating with friends at a joint in Sundance when “Orlando came over to congratulate her, and the chemistry was explosive!”

Explosive?!

Wait, it gets worse.

After allegedly moving to a private table, reports the Star, “Orlando grabbed her hand, and she was touching his chest. Things were intense.”

Yes. So much worse…

After leaving the bar, the Star claims, “They hooked up that night at a condo Kristen rented. She said it was wild, and she’d love to do it again!”

Minor point: Stewart didn’t rent a condo in Sundance.

Major point: This NEVER happened.

Stewart and Bloom did not hook up, sources close to the situation (and no, we’re not talking about the dude from Jersey Shore) assure Gossip Cop.

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It’s official.

This morning Avatar passed Titanic to become the all-time box office champion.

The sci-fi spectacular has just surpassed $1.8 billion worldwide, the total Titanic grossed back in 1997-98.

Yes, the new film’s grosses are aided by higher ticket prices for 3D screenings and inflation. But #1 is #1, and Avatar now holds the title.

Domestically, Titanic is still at the top with $600.8 million, but Avatar is on pace to earn that distinction shortly.

In other box office news, The Twilight Saga: New Moon has topped the $700 million mark worldwide.

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According to Taylor Lautner’s rep, the “New Moon” heartthrob will not be participating in the “Hope for Haiti” telethon.

But something that should be music to your ears is the long list of musicians who will be performing during the two-hour fundraiser, which is being aired on every major network and numerous other cable outfits.

In New York, where Haiti native Wyclef Jean will host the show, there will be performances by Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Sting, and Jean himself.

Co-host George Clooney will be in Los Angeles, where Taylor Swift, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Christina Aguilera, Keith Urban, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Legend, and Justin Timberlake are slated to perform.

And Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, Rihanna and Coldplay will hit the stage in London, where Robert Pattinson will lend a helping hand as well.

The music will be available, beginning Saturday, on iTunes and all the proceeds will go to the charities benefiting from the telethon, including the Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam, Partners in Health, and Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation.

Additionally, the event will feature dozens and dozens of big stars manning the phones, and Anderson Coooper reporting from Haiti.

UPDATE – 7:30 PM –

The list of celebs who will be answering phones is still developing. Ellen DeGeneres has signed on, with many, many others rumored. Gossip Cop will monitor…

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Like a bad meal coming back to haunt you, so too is this bad dish about a Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart “love nest.”

Yesterday, the Daily Mail reported, “Twilight star Robert Pattinson wants to buy a house on the Isle of Wight, where he plans to live” with Kristen Stewart. The article went on to claim that “after a romantic New Year on the island they intend to buy a home there.”

Really?!

The paper even quoted an unnamed source saying, “He just wants a quiet English life, which is why he brought Kristen over for New Year.”

And while the Isle of Wight — off the coast of England — would afford Pattinson a more private life, this rumor, which surfaced a few days ago, is still not true.

Sources (re)assure Gossip Cop Pattinson and Stewart are not — repeat, not — moving to the isle. 

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For some time now Gossip Cop has been receiving questions about claims that Robert Pattinson will be attending São Paulo Fashion Week, which runs from January 17-22. 

Even the Brazilian organizers recently tweeted (in Portuguese), “Nossas fontes afirmam que Robert Pattinson vem, mas não necessariamente para desfilar…,” which loosely means, “Our sources can affirm that Robert Pattinson will come, but not necessarily to walk the runway.”

So is it “verdadeiro”? True?

Gossip Cop investigated, and we have learned that Pattinson will NOT walk the runway. In fact, he will NOT be at São Paulo Fashion Week at all.

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People’s Choice Award host Queen Latifah walked into the audience, and went up to “New Moon” hunk Taylor Lautner, and said, “You look different with clothes on.”

Latifah then got Lautner, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban to pose for a photo with her that was taken by a seat filler.

Check it out!

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Check out this “New Moon” spoof on the People’s Choice Awards in which Queen Latifah tries to coax Robert Pattinson into being a presenter at the awards show:

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Gossip Cop didn’t forget about Kristen Stewart. Many of you asked whether she would be attending tonight’s People’s Choice Awards, the first big Hollywood event of the year.

While a rep for Stewart did not get back to us, sources at Summit Entertainment say only “New Moon” stars Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz are slated to attend, and a rep for the awards show told Gossip Cop that Stewart was not on the list of attendees.

Stewart was nominated in the “Favorite Movie Actress” category.

“New Moon” is up for “Favorite Movie” and “Favorite On-Screen Team.”

As reported yesterday, Robert Pattinson will NOT be at the People’s Choice Awards since he has prior work commitments.

And while Lautner’s ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift will be at the presentation, don’t expect any drama.

Still, there’s plenty of reason to watch the show, being hosted by Queen Latifah, especially if you’re a fan of Sandra Bullock, Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood, Ashton Kutcher, Mariah Carey, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Alba, LL Cool J, George Lopez, Keith Urban, Sacha Baron Cohen or Hugh Jackman, among others. 

The People’s Choice Awards are being broadcast live on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

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The People’s Choice Awards just got more interesting.

Taylor Swift is expected to run into her most recent ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner, now that singing star has just been added as one of the celebrities expected at tomorrow’s awards show, which hands out trophies to film, television and music stars, all based on fan voting.

More than 60 million fans voted for the 30 different categories including, Favorite Movie Actor, Favorite TV Comedy, Favorite Female Artist, Favorite On-Screen Team, and even Favorite Animal Show.

Among the top nominated movies and TV shows, respectively, are the vampire-based “New Moon” and “True Blood.”

In addition to the two Taylors, also expected at the Queen Latifah-hosted show, being aired on CBS from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, are Sandra Bullock, Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood, Ashton Kutcher, Mariah Carey, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Alba, LL Cool J, George Lopez, Kellan Lutz, Keith Urban, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Hugh Jackman. 

Gossip Cop would like to know in the comments section if you already voted — and for whom.

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Here’s hoping Star magazine opens 2010 with better luck than it’s finishing 2009… especially since the tab’s strategy seems to be:

1. Throw stuff against the wall.

2. Hope for the best.

It was a losing bet this week with the mag’s Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner story.

“The couple who work together stay together!” blares the weekly in a poorly timed item that hit newsstands just as Gossip Cop and others confirmed the Taylors were no longer a couple.

Lautner “is lobbying hard for his honey [Swift] to be cast as his girlfriend in the upcoming hostage thriller Cancun,” Star claims, adding that after meeting on the set of Valentine’s Day, “boy T wants his sweet T by his celluloid side once again.”

The mag’s “source” goes on to declare that Lautner is “very serious about her and wants it to work out.”

Oops.

Gossip Cop looks forward to “working with” Star magazine in 2010 and beyond!

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While Gossip Cop‘s visitors made it (overwhelmingly) clear that their Christmas love is for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” it looks like a wild box office weekend is going to come down to the wire between two blockbusters — one that looks to a Victorian past, and one that imagines an interplanetary future.

Early estimates have “Sherlock Holmes” and “Avatar” locked in a tight battle for 2009′s final weekend, with each film (currently) on track for about $70 million.

As of now, and it could change, “Sherlock Holmes” is edging out “Avatar.” According to Friday’s take, “Sherlock” made $24.9 million to $23.5 million for “Avatar.” It’ll be interesting to see who wins the Robert Downey, Jr. vs. James Cameron weekend clash.

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Christmas happens to be a HUGE movie weekend for Hollywood, with several big-time stars competing at the box office.

Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin get romantic in “It’s Complicated.” Sam Worthington goes native in “Avatar.” George Clooney and “Twilight” fave Anna Kendrick take to the skies in “Up in the Air.” Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law get brainy and brawny in “Sherlock Holmes.” Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz make music in “Nine.”

(Oh, and a certain vampire movie is still making the rounds.)

So… what’ll it be this holiday weekend, Gossip Cop fans?

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Gossip Cop would like to wish Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight Saga,” a very happy birthday! Meyer is blowing out 36 candles today. And while Gossip Cop has blown out far more than 36 Twilight-related rumors, we thought we’d pick a few stories to share on Meyer’s big day, because, hey, it can’t be easy having a December 24 birthday!

Some are terrible, some are true, but all helped to make 2009 a huge – huge! – year for both Meyer and her blockbuster series.

** There was that Star story about director David Slade putting Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and other “Eclipse” cast members “on lockdown, demanding they return to their hotel rooms when shooting wraps!”

And why were the “Twilight” stars supposedly not allowed out past . . . twilight? Because they “were so busy partying, smoking and hooking up that they came to work looking like hell,” claimed a Star “insider.” Summit told Gossip Cop that the concept of a lockdown was “completely false.”

** How about those persistent stories that “Breaking Dawn” was going to begin production shortly? We said it wasn’t true, and people called us names. To date, there has been no official announcement about “Breaking Dawn.” (Don’t worry — it will happen.)

But why should Meyers only hear the negative? Today’s her birthday, and Gossip Cop was happy to announce a few presents that she received about five weeks early.

** The first was that “New Moon” broke the record for biggest midnight opening, beating “The Dark Knight” and the top “Harry Potter” franchise performer.

** Shortly after that we were also able to deliver the news that “New Moon” set the record for the biggest (non-summer) weekend box office.

All in all, not a bad year!

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