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POSTED 11/17/2008 AT 8:41 PM ET
CATEGORIES: news, romance, horror, adaptation

Could "Twilight" be this year's breakout hit?

According to reports from Fandango (http://www.fandango.com), it could be just that. "Twilight" is set to open in theaters this Friday but already, the movie ticketing site is reporting that over 500 midnight showings are already sold out across the country. Fandango is also reporting that 86% of daily ticket sales are for "Twilight," compared to the 5% being sold for "Quantum of Solace."

"Twilight" is described by the studio as "a modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school.  When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much of anything to change.  Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met.  Edward is a vampire, but he doesn’t have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood.  Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella’s soul.  Soon, they are swept up in a passionate , thrilling and unorthodox romance.  To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate.  But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy.  But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires – James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) – come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life?"