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Is Taylor a victim of the Twilight curse?
Is Taylor Lautner the latest of the Twilight trio to struggle with his post-vamps and werewolves career?
- By Gemma White, Editor, e+
- Published: 00:01 September 29, 2011
- Image Credit: AP
- Taylor Lautner is pictured at the London premiere of his latest film Abduction.
As Taylor Lautner’s Abduction failed to set the box office alight in the US in its opening weekend, Hollywood is awash with whispers of a ‘Twilight curse’, which has seen the three lead actors in the vampire franchise fail to replicate the big screen success of the Jacob-Bella-Edward love triangle.
With 17-year-old Taylor’s first foray into leading man territory making Dh40 million at the US box office – Dh50 million short of what studio bigwigs had hoped for – Abduction came in fourth place in the ratings, behind Lion King 3D, Moneyball and Dolphin Tale.
And it was a similar story for Robert Pattinson’s first big non-Edward Cullen role, with Remember Me not making much of an impact, and Kristen Stewart’s Joan Jett biopic, The Runaways, an unprecedented flop.
“Taylor was paid about [Dh27 million] for his first leading-man role,” spilled a Tinseltown source. “Abduction wasn’t supposed to get beaten by Dolphin Tale!” Adding, “But among Taylor’s fan base, largely teenage girls, he definitely scored well, which will mean big DVD sales.”
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