STEP aside, Harry Potter. The vampires have taken over. Jaws were dropping yesterday at the record box office takings for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

GREATER UNION, 7pm

Cassandra's Dream (2007)

SEQUELS, prequels and grim comic book heroes are set to dominate the box office again in 2009, with new instalments of Harry Potter, Transformers, Star Trek and Terminator expected to be among the top money-makers in Australian cinemas.

ACTION men dealt the knock-out blows at Australian cinemas in 2008, with six of the year's top 10 box office hits featuring heroic blokes, two played by Will Smith.