Below are two new videos of Robert, Kristen and Taylor at the ‘New Moon’ London Press Conference.

I’ve added new portraits of Robert Pattinson did in Japan for ‘New Moon‘. Much thanks to ThinkingofRob for them!

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• x005 | Photoshoots In 2009: ‘New Moon’ Japan Portraits

Chris Weitz just joined the ranks of a very select group of directors such as Chris Nolan and Sam Raimi who have opened their films above the $100 million mark. The news is sweet revenge for a man who had his last film The Golden Compass complete re-cut by his previous studio bosses. Check out our Q&A with Weitz where he reveals his favorite cast moments and how he’s dealt with the fan adoration and the paparazzi intrusion.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was your biggest fear going into [opening] weekend?
CHRIS WEITZ: I didn’t have any particular fears. The tracking numbers were enough to indicate that I wouldn’t be letting the studio down. But if one could imagine their biggest fears, it would be complete rejection of the movie, by the fans. What I’ve realized over the last week is I won’t necessarily get good reviews for this movie. Having swallowed that, this was made for the fans, and if you don’t get it, then you don’t get it.

Did the negative reviews surprise you?
Nothing surprises me in terms of reviews. Having been a reviewer myself, there are only two ways to spin this story. You can either be the one guy who says this is a great movie, or more likely, take a more jaundiced view of the whole thing. And given the media blitz that has accompanied New Moon, it’s rather unsurprising. I do wish there was more appreciation for cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe. I think he’s a genius and I think he made something beautiful.

I’ve added a new behind the scene still of Robert with Kristen & Chris on the set of ‘New Moon‘.

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• x001 | New Moon: On The Set

After this weekend’s record-shattering opening, “New Moon” is now officially the biggest film of 2009. In a few months, it will inevitably become one of the biggest DVD releases of 2010.

So what can we expect from the “New Moon” DVD? Recently, we caught up with director Chris Weitz and got

“There will be a commentary track,” Weitz revealed, saying that he’ll soon head into the recording booth with his three big stars, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. “It’ll just be us riffing off each other in our intimate way,” he grinned. “We kind of like each other, so that should be fun.”

Biting off the third best weekend opening of all time with $140.7 million from 4,024 theaters, Summit Entertainment’s female-fueled “New Moon” explodes the myth that you need an all-audience film to do that level of biz, or that fanboys hold all the power.
At the international B.O., the vampire romancer bowed to $118.1 million from 6,681 prints in 26 territories for a sparkling worldwide opening total of $258.8 million.

The power of femmes also astounded with the overperformance of Warner Bros.’ Sandra Bullock sports drama “The Blind Side,” which debuted domestically to an estimated $34.5 million from 3,110 theaters. Together, “New Moon” and “Blind Side” led the second-best weekend ever in terms of total ticket receipts. (The “New Moon” aud was approximately 80% female, “Blind Side’s,” 59%.)

I’ve added a new interview of Robert and the cast of ‘New Moon’ talks about ‘New Moon’ with Yahoo.com.

I’ve added a new interview video of Robert Pattinson during his ‘New Moon’ Japan Press Junkets.

I’ve added some photos HQ adds of Robert at ‘New Moon’ Los Angeles Afterparty & ‘New Moon’ Press Conference to the gallery.

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• x022 | Events In 2009: ‘New Moon’ Los Angeles Premiere Afterparty [HQ]
• x087 | Events In 2009: ‘New Moon’ Press Conference – November 6

Sources tell Gossip Cop Summit Entertainment is set to announce that “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” broke the record for biggest midnight opening last night, beating “The Dark Knight” and the top “Harry Potter” franchise performer.

WE’VE JUST RECEIVED THIS FROM SUMMIT…

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has set a new record for opening midnight shows with an estimated gross of $26.270 million playing at 3,514 theaters for a per theater average of $7,476. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON passes HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ($22.2 million) to take the number one spot.* Following POTTER is DARK KNIGHT ($18.5 million).