'Twilight' series: Fans camp out ahead of premiere

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'Twilight' series: Fans camp out ahead of premiere

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Fans make a tent city in front of LA's Nokia Theater ahead of premiere for upcoming Twilight film.

11 November,2011 11:00 am

Over 750 fans have already lined up to camp out in front of the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles Thursday (November 10) in an effort to get a front-row seat for Monday (November 14) nights premiere of the latest film in the Twilight series.Adorned with sleeping bags in a makeshift tent city, fans young and old from around the globe cant seem to get enough of the vampire-themed films.The premiere of the fourth film in the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, will likely catch international attention, and these fans want to be able to meet, or at least see with their own eyes, the three leads from the film, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, or Taylor Lautner.The Twilight films, which are based on a series of best-selling novels by American author Stephenie Meyer, have been among the most popular movies in recent years and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is among the most anticipated films of the current season.Movietickets.com said on Wednesday it has sold out more than 1300 showtimes for Breaking Dawn, which hits theaters on November 18, while competitor Fandango.com said it had closed sales on more than 1,000 showtimes across the United States.The stories follows a young girl, Bella Swan, who falls in love with the vampire Edward Cullen in a world where bloodsuckers and werewolves roam in disguise among the living.The first three films, which star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and are produced by independent studio Summit Entertainment, have made more than $1.8 billion at worldwide box offices, according to Box Office Mojo.The fourth installment of the franchise will see Bella marry Edward and become pregnant, while vampire and werewolf tribes continue to battle.The film opens November 18.