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Hollywood has repeatedly peddled the apocalyptic threat from aliens, machines, comets, viruses and zombies, but who was watching the vampires?

Never exactly absent from the entertainment scene, those eternal bloodsuckers lately have infiltrated everything from big screens and little screens to bookstore shelves, clothing racks, download services, video games and video, record and jewelry stores.

By the numbers

Film: $3 billion

Publishing: $1.6 billion

Merchandising: $600 million

TV, DVDs: $1.2 billion

Other: $600 million

Just this week, the Fox/New Regency “Twilight” parody “Vampires Suck” grossed $20 million, and 5 million regular viewers are rabidly following HBO’s newest hit, “True Blood,” as it swoops toward its season 3 finale Sept. 12. Meanwhile, Justin Cronin’s “The Passage,” Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” and Charlaine Harris’ “Dead and Gone” hover on best-seller lists.

These charming, deadly immortals are everywhere. And as a result, they’re spilling as much green as red — about $7 billion since the “Twilight” film franchise bowed less than two years ago, according to THR estimates.

What started with some ancient, hysterical myths and a pair of spooky 19th century tales — John Polidori’s “The Vampyre” (1819) and Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” (1897) — has bloomed into an entire inexhaustible industry. (Find out which vampire movies we’d like to see remade — and who should star — at the end of this article.)

“By starting with one simple mythological creature that’s been part of our literary universe for centuries, you can create a story that has it all: romance, horror, action, special effects, sex, epic love, wish fulfillment, romantic leading men, delicious bad-boy villains, female badasses, damsels in distress, death, monsters and, ultimately, the perfectly flawed hero who would give it all up if it meant they wouldn’t have to spend eternity alone,” says Julie Plec, writer and exec producer of the CW series “The Vampire Diaries.” It doesn’t get more universal than that.”

That gets to the bloody heart of it. Because they’re not specific to genre, vampires have the freedom to roam not just across mediums but from romance to horror to political commentary to humor. Their versatility is endless, swinging from chaste innocence to sexy violence, so the potential audience is everyone.

No other subject has sunk its teeth into pop culture quite so pervasively.

Let’s start with the current king. Globally, the three “Twilight” films, released in 2008, 2009 and 2010, have a $1.76 billion cume at the global boxoffice. The first two each has grossed another $160 million or so in home video sales (the third hits Blu-ray/DVD in September). That’s more than $2 billion right there.

If the coming two installments of “Breaking Dawn” — which Summit will release in November 2011 and November 2012 — do similar business in theaters and the home-entertainment market, that would add another $1.7 billion to the coffers.

And that’s just from the movie versions of Meyer’s colossally successful book series.

With “Twilight” riding herd, vampire movies have accounted for an average of 3% of total boxoffice the past three years. So, for example, with “New Moon,” “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” and “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” totaling $356.7 million domestic in 2009, that amounted to 3.4% of the industry’s $10.6 billion U.S. haul that year.

The other major flank of the current undead siege consists of “Vampire Diaries” and “True Blood,” HBO’s most successful property since “The Sopranos.” Pinpointing the value of a monster television property is harder than driving a stake through the heart of a nasty beastie, but the longer a show is on the air (at least up to seven seasons), the more money it is going to throw off in ancillaries.

Few TV shows make money upfront; almost all are in deficit until the aftermarket kicks in. Both shows have lots of life left in them and huge fan bases, so sources see buckets of cash eventually pouring into the coffers of the “Diaries” producers, Warner Bros. and CBS, which also happen to co-own the CW.

“True Blood” is harder to quantify because some of its value is in brand-building and bringing more subscribers to the premium cable service. Even so, estimates from two outside sources suggest that if the shows last five years on their respective outlets, domestic and foreign licensing arrangements could generate $100 million-$125 million from “Vampire Diaries” and $50 million-$75 million from “Blood.”

UPDATE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25:

Here is a mid-week box office update. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse officially surpassed the domestic total of New Moon several days ago. The film took in another $75,817 on Monday from 557 locations for a per theater average of $136, representing a decrease of 53.5% from Sunday, and $75,445 on Tuesday from 557 locations, representing a 0.5% decrease from Monday. This adds up to a cumulative domestic total of $297,368,060 after 56 days in release. Adding in overseas returns of $380.6M gives Eclipse a current worldwide total of $677,968,060.

For those comparing the films in The Twilight Saga, at this point in its release history (after 56 days) New Moon had taken in $291,300,411. Eclipse is now at $297,368,060. Both films hit the $250M mark on the 16th day. The total domestic gross for New Moon was $296,623,634 (after 132 days). Eclipse has now broken that total by $744,426 (after 56 days). The film is now within striking distance of the elusive $300M mark. It needs about $2.6M to get to that number. It took New Moon 20 more days to earn an additional $2.6M after its 56th day, and Eclipse is clearly doing better. On the other hand, New Moon was still in 1,167 theaters after 56 days while Eclipse is in 557 locations. Still, even after New Moon’s theater count had dropped to 444 (after 63 days) it still went on to take in another $3.8M. Therefore, it should take no more than one more month for Eclipse to earn another $2.6M and pass $300M.

Now wouldn’t be a bad time to start planning for your DVD release parties. The street dates for Twilight and New Moon were both on day 121 of their theatrical runs (Saturdays). Following that line of thinking, Eclipse’s 121st day will be October 28th, a Thursday. The following Saturday would be October 30th — Halloween weekend. On the other hand, sources have told me that Summit is planning for a holiday season release — some say November while others say Christmas time.

Keeping track of records, the film with the least number of days to reach $250M was The Dark Knight, which hit $261,847,503 after eight days. New Moon is in 13th place, having taken 16 days to reach $251,530,186. Eclipse lands just behind it in 14th place, taking 16 days to reach $251,371,417. This puts the film ahead of Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and Iron Man 2, which all took 17 days to hit $250M.

So far, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has set all-time box office records for Opening Wednesdays, Single Day Wednesday Gross (non-adjusted), and Single Day Wednesday Gross (adjusted for inflation). It is in second place for Opening Day Gross, Single Day Gross, and Non-Opening Thursday Gross. Release records include Widest Releases, Widest Independent Releases, Widest Opening Independent Releases, Widest PG-13 Rated Openings, and Widest PG-13 Rated Releases.

There’s been quite a bit of discussion online regarding the film’s box office success. In particular, I wonder about the fairness of comparing the Twilight films against each other. Despite the fact that Eclipse has now passed New Moon in domestic totals, the validity of judging one against the other is questionable given their strikingly different release schedules. As I’ve been saying since it opened, the idea was not to compete against or beat New Moon’s early numbers. That may be a goal of some people but the idea is to make money, and maybe set some records in the process.

First, remember that the film’s opening weekend started on a Wednesday. There is no way that a “weekend” that begins on a Wednesday can be compared to a “normal” 3-day weekend (when New Moon opened). So any comparison between the two based on how many “weekends” it’s been out simply isn’t valid. Next, look at the time of year the two films were released. New Moon came out during the Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday season. It’s a big time of year for Hollywood but still doesn’t compare to summer, when they put out their “tentpole” films — the potential blockbusters that will keep the studios in the black for another year. The competition is much more fierce beginning Memorial Day weekend through the 4th of July. It’s simply a different marketplace.

Is Summit happy with the film’s box office returns? I don’t know but I’m fairly sure they must be. Again, the goal was not to “beat New Moon.” That may be something the press or some others will latch on to but it may not be a fair comparison. It was very easy to compare Twilight to New Moon since they opened at the same time one year apart. Not so much New Moon to Eclipse. I think it’s wise to judge the film on its own merits a box office success, with DVDs and more to follow.

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Apparently, when Robert Pattinson isn’t dodging actual danger (courtesy of reckless paparazzi), he has to escape from peril presented by the animal kingdom.

At least that’s what one story claims.

Pattinson “almost died while shooting his new movie Water for Elephants!” cries a Showbiz Spy item based on the National Enquirer.

Whoa.

What (supposedly) happened?

Rosie, a 9,000-pound elephant, “tossed Rob off her back — and nearly rolled over him” while they filmed a scene in which Pattinson gives the animal a bath while talking with Reese Witherspoon’s character.

“The script called for the elephant to step forward while swinging her trunk from side to side, but Rosie got her signals mixed up,” according to a so-called “source.”

“Instead, she sat down on her big butt, lifted her front legs — then rolled over,” continues the Enquirer.

“Before anyone could react, Robert slid right down the elephant’s back. It could have been a disaster if she’d rolled over on him — but he got lucky, landing face first in a pile of dirt and mud. He was filthy, but unharmed.”

Well, if anyone knows about falling into filth, it’d be the National Enquirer.

But while the Rosie & Robert incident is dramatic — it’s 100% false.

A source close to Pattinson tells Gossip Cop the supposed elephant near-disaster is “untrue.”

Tusk tusk, Enquirer.

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ROBERT PATTINSON – With the third installment of Twilight in theaters, the actor faces the challenge of getting prestige with other roles.

He is one of the young actors that has to deals with the problems of extreme fame. Others like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon survived the initial craze and established their careers with benefits. Will the young Englishman with tussled hair and warm smile be able to do the same? This 24 year old causes hysterics amongst adolescent fans of the vampire Twilight series. Many want to visit his old Vancouver residence (where he filmed the moviet) and others send insulting e-mails to any Internet site that dares talk badly about Edward Cullen, the vampire of the series that he portrays.

The majority of actors have success in the big screen and then establish themselves in other choices in the horizon. Not many people remember Christopher Atkins (the actor from The Blue Lagoon) or Mark Hamil (the hero of Star Wars) for example. It’s because the future of their careers depends on the ability to “separate themselves” from that first box-office hit and establish themselves. Fame reached Robert Pattinson through the Twilight Saga and his great challenge is the fingerprint he left in Remember Me, the first movie in which he is not a vampire.

How did you feel not having to bite anyone?
What makes you think I didn’t? (laughs) No the truth is that movie was different. At least I didn’t have to use so much makeup all the time.

The character of Taylor Hawkins in Remember Me who rebels against his father has a lot to do with what James Dean did more than 50 years ago in Rebel Without a Cause. Do you think the comparison is fair?
Yes, of course, it’s inevitable. All generations of movie actors after him have been touched by his work and his image, as well as the characters he interpreted. I’m not going to lie and not say that I too identify with Dean.

Are you afraid you’ll be known as the actor who can only interpret lost souls?
Of course not. The secret in my career is to take short and safe steps. I do care about how I’m perceived but I’m not going to make decisions depending on what others say. I have to work to get characters with that defined intensity. That’s what I like.

How do you think you’ll be perceived after the Twilight Saga?
The perception people have of us changes when one is famous, and what’s worse is that I can’t do anything about it. Of course I take into consideration the perception people have of me. However, I like to do things for myself. I always thought no one was going to watch the movie, Little Ashes, in which I played Salvador Dali. However, after Twilight a lot of people went to see it. When I realized the eyes of the world were on my work, I lost the fear of experimenting new things.

Robert has a very united family in London. He likes to hang out with his sisters Victoria and Lizze, two and four years older than him. He grew up loving music and transformed into a pianist and guitarist, until he discovered acting and became a movie actor. He received public attention in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in which he had special participation interpreting a very charismatic character. Since that moment you could see the capability of the young 18 year old. Pattinson chose a movie completely different that what his public is used to and put himself in the skin of Salvador Dali in Little Ashes, a film that explores the relationship with his creative partner Federico Garcia Lorca. His life was going to take a quieter route, but was offered the movie of the Twilight saga. No critic or movie buff could have guessed the success of the films, and thus appeared a new generation of avid young readers who found in the story of Edward and Bella the theme to make their hearts beat romantically. Since Rhett Buttler and Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With the Wind the public had not responded in such a favorable manner. The fact that no one can stop talking about the supposed romance between Pattinson and Bella (the actress) Kristen Stewart ignites the interest in the films even more. After two years of speculation neither one has commented on the alleged romance and each time they are asked they pretend to not have heard the question. They maintain their distance publicly, but it’s known that both dislike the company of others and are as romantic as fans imagine them to be.

I have a feeling a FIERCE battle is coming!

• Robert Pattinson
• Alexander Skarsgård

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Another force that might be able to help Jimmy on the Emmys? RPattz. Jimmy does a “Robert is Bothered” sketch on Late Night where he impersonates the brooding Twilight actor as he complains about various things. So, how would Robert react to all of this? “What’s with all the long speeches,” Jimmy asks in his best Rob voice, “who cares–we know you want to thanks your wife, you have to or you’ll get divorced!”

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- As far as we know, Robert Pattinson will not be attending the Emmys, but if he were, Fallon suspects he would be Bothered: “Why is it a red carpet? Why not green? … Why do we have to go outdoors in general? My skin sparkles in the sunlight.”

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Moms crush on the ‘Twilight’ boys and other screen candy like it’s 1984.

Jill Etesse was hooked on the “Twilight” books the second she cracked the series opener. She ripped through the saga on paper and rented movie No. 1.
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Then the madness began.

“I joined the lines of teens for ‘New Moon,’” said the 38-year-old mom of two. “My husband is deathly embarrassed. Half my friends think I’m crazy.”

Etesse, from Leesburg, Va., won’t let her 8-year-old daughter anywhere near Team Edward OR Team Jacob, but did she take herself to “Eclipse” this summer? “Oh yeah.”

Is there something, um, icky about moms lusting after the boys of “Twilight” or other morsels of ripe screen candy? Heck no, said 54-year-old Toni Downey of Limerick, Pa. We’re not dead yet!

Downey’s more into Matt Bomer, 32, of TV’s “White Collar” at the moment, but “I’ve had impure thoughts about barely legal boys as well.” Strictly the celebrity look-don’t-touch variety, she notes.

Eighteen-year-old Taylor Lautner’s six-pack? “Mind-boggling,” said Downey, who has a 25-year-old daughter. “She likes Buffy as her only vamp thing, and we both thought Pattinson was hotter as a blond in Harry Potter.”

Into the light they’ve come, publicly declaring their sometimes puzzled joy, juggling movie schedules with diaper changes, kid lunches and soccer practices. They’re definitely looking forward with younger fans to the last two “Twilight” movies starting next year, and they’re scooping up all sorts of reads intended for the young.

“I have no idea why it’s so appealing to me,” Etesse said of her “Twilight” jones. “I’m married to a tall, dark and handsome French-Irish guy, but those abs, you know. I’d trade a pair of my Jimmy C’s for my husband to have those.”

In June, 30-year-old mom Christina Fiedler was undaunted by a tent city of young people on her way in to a special screening of “Eclipse” at a Los Angeles theater. She’s not all that much older than 24-year-old Robert Pattinson and his mid-20s Cullen kin, played by Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone, but her mom status makes her feel light years their senior, especially since they’re all supposed to be teens on screen.

“What an odd experience to be an adult woman in a theater full of screaming tweens,” said Fiedler, who has a 2-year-old son and has blogged about her “Twilight” habit at Mom Logic. “I didn’t go with my Team Jacob or Team Edward shirt like some of the women my age did. There were quite a few of them. I didn’t talk back to the screen like they did.”

Is there an age cutoff of appropriateness? A mom code when it comes to ogling young hunks?

Single mom Victoria Martinez, 37, in Hemet, Calif., said yes. She has three boys of her own, ages 15, 14 and 11, and won’t let her mind wander to jail bait. The Cullen clan may be playing teens, but they’re way legal in life so it’s full steam ahead.

“I don’t have a husband or even a significant other to worry about when it comes to my man candy crushes,” she said, adding that she’s a bit of a cougar on the ground. “Taylor Lautner isn’t on my list because he’s only 18 and I still think of him as Shark Boy.”

Martinez first heard of the Twilight saga when she learned the bedroom-eyed Pattinson was cast as Edward. “He’s the reason I read the books. There’s just something irresistible about him. I’ll continue to lust over and enjoy them on the big screen long after the teens move on to the next big thing.”

She has others, not just the Twilight crew. There’s Jake Gyllenhaal, who at 29 was “a nice piece of summer eye candy” in “Prince of Persia.” Downey especially liked the Entertainment Weekly spread featuring Bomer pouring a jug of water over his head, nicely soaking his white T-shirt.

“And he and his character have a pinch of naughty in the devastating smile,” she said.

With an upswing in grown-ups (yes, women) embracing books intended for teens, are moms thinking younger, or at least enjoying the freedom to express their still-young sides in ways June Cleaver was denied?

Fiedler’s Team Edward, though considers him bad boyfriend material for his younger fans. He encourages Bella to keep secrets from her family and ditch her old friends. He needs anger management counseling and the two are never happy. Besides, his family finds her “irresistible.” You be the judge.

“It’s not so much as a ‘lust’ thing as it is escaping from a hectic daily life and into their frivolous ones,” she said. “It’s this generation’s Romeo and Juliet — forbidden love.”