As I write this post, dozens of Twi-Hards are seeing the newest chapter in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, unspool in theaters. Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past year or so Twilight mania has been sweeping the nation ever since the widely popular novels were slated for silver screen adaption. The most extreme case I heard of Twilight mania was about a woman (on Oahu mind you) that saw Twilight 109 times in theaters. No, that’s not a typo (edit–ok it was a typo, 108).
Check out the fandom that turned out at the two biggest theaters in town:

But then you walk to the main staircase and see that lines are forming all over the front down to the sidewalk.

Over at Dole it was a similar story. They had one long line that stretched down the front of the theaters . . .
And here’s video to give you a better idea of how long the line at Dole was:
Vodpod videos no longer available.Needless to say it was a busy night at the movies and I’m sure we’ll be hearing about record numbers for Twilight: New Moon in the coming days. As for us, we’re going to wait till the insanity dies down a bit before we take in the Twilight.
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