LA MESA--For teenage girls in 2009, the excitement over "New Moon" is similar to the joy experienced by another generation when the Beatles first appeared on "Ed Sullivan."
The second book in Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series is coming to the big screen. And this time around, there's even more "buzz" and box office expectations than when "Twilight" first hit. The "Hollywood Reporter" predicts the newest film will gross $85 million in its opening weekend.
So it was not surprising we found screaming fans at a special screening for San Diego 6 viewers.
"I've read the entire series 36 times!" said Danielle Peterson.
Mariahn added, "The only way I can describe it is my dancing around in circles saying oh yeah, oh yeah!"
In the newest film, a love triangle develops between Bella (Kristen Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson), and Jacob (Taylor Lautner).
"Like Bella in the movie, audiences are torn between team Jacob or team Edward which is why you've seen everyone from celebrities to five or six years olds touting water bottles or T-shirts!" said San Diego 6 entertainment reporter Kelli Gillespie.
Gillespie handed out t-shirts, signed memoribilia, posters, and other items to fans who had won tickets by playing "watch and win" during the "Vampire Diaries" on San Diego 6.
She has interviewed all the stars since the first "Twilight" film debuted at Comic Con in San Diego. "Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner all have come down to San Diego and they all credit Comic Con and the fans here for the first time that they recognized this is bigger than something they've ever expected."
Fans raved after watching the film.
Danielle Bertolero said, "It differed a little bit from the book but it gave it its own flavor."
Charese Frage said she preferred this film to the first. "I think it was less juvenille. This was a little more natural, and it felt like it flowed more and they had a better idea of what they wanted to accomplish."
If you want to see it for yourself, plan on big lines this weekend. Some online ticket agencies report more pre-sale tickets sold for "New Moon" than any other film in history.
