Robert Pattinson vs. Zac Efron: You Decide!

I don't know what to say. I have NOTHING against Zac Effron. He's such a sweetheart and is not looking for attention.

Did Robert Pattinson destroy Zac Efron's chances of becoming Young Hollywood's reigning heartthrob? According to several experts, it just might be so.

In light of the disappointing box office draw of Efron's new high-profile movie, Charlie St. Cloud (reportedly, it's raked in a mere $23 million since its July 30 release, compared to its $44 million budget), PopEater gathered a panel of authorities and asked if the former High School Musical hunk's star has dimmed.

The consensus? Yes—and R-Pattz is largely to blame.
According to relationship expert Matt Titus, Pattinson has overpowered Efron in the teen idol department with his superior understanding of how to play the fame game:

"Robert is the new King of all the screaming girls at this moment and they have forgotten Zac. You only need to look at this year's MTV Movie Awards; when Zac entered the girls were excited but when Robert walked in the place went nuts. Twilight has changed everything and Robert Pattinson gets it. He says nothing, and acts mysteriously. This is what teenage girls really want right now."

But according to New York Times film critic Joe Neumaier, Pattinson isn't the only pretty boy cutting into Efron's percentage in the heartthrob market. The way Neumaier sees it, there's currently a glut of male celebs vying for teenage girls' hearts, and Efron has failed to adequately distance himself from the pack:

"I blame an overcrowded pin-up boy field. Yes, Rob Pattinson is in that jam-packed yearbook but so is Taylor Lautner, some Gossip Girl boys, Shia LaBeouf, the Glee guys and at least one Jonas brother. All these young dudes are now starting to cancel each other out. I think at this point, there's only so many dewy-eyed sulking guys [that] girls can keep track of."

What's your take? Has Pattinson trounced Efron, or are you firmly entrenched on Team Zac?


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Zac Efron vs. Robert Pattinson: Who'll Be the Leading Leading Man?

In one corner: Zac Efron. In another corner: Robert Pattinson.The thing that's got them both cornered: Their respective teen-idol status.

Pattinson tried to knock his way out with Remember Me. Efron gives it his shot this weekend with Charlie St. Cloud.

Who'll break out first? Let's take some guesses (in diplomatic alphabetical order):
Efron Wins! "If he plays his cards right, he could easily be the next Leonardo DiCaprio," says tween-marketing specialist Ashley Dos Santos.

In addition to possessing the ability to inspire killer soundbites (like the one above), Efron can memorably model swim trunks, honorably acquit himself in an art-house movie (Me and Orson Welles), and credibly, and non-sleezily, talk strip clubs with Jimmy Kimmel. In other words, the 22-year-old is a credit to his own peer group.

"When you look at him in interviews, he has a certain approachability," Dos Santos says. "I think if he can prove his acting chops, Efron will definitely gain acceptance among twentysomethings."


One advantage he's got over Pattinson? The High School Musical grad has moved off the covers of the OMG!-ing Bops of the world, per Dos Santos, while Pattinson remains in their grip, thanks to the not-yet-done Twilight franchise.

Pattinson Wins! OK, so maybe some of Team Edward's audience is still on the young side. But at least it was never on the Wildcat-crazed tween side.

"Zac has the same 'problem' as Miley Cyrus in aging up the audience," youth-marketing consultant Allison Ellis said in an email. "[Pattinson] never had this issue because audiences never met him until Twilight."
And while Remember Me didn't break any box-office (or critical) records, Pattinson's world-famous mug helped the romantic weepie ultimately gross more than triple its budget. (In a crowded weekend at the multiplex, the jury's out on whether Charlie St. Cloud will top Remember Me's own modest domestic opening weekend.) In any case, Pattinson is money—or at least money enough to land Reese Witherspoon for his new leading lady.

Also, his new haircut (for the Witherspoon movie, Water for Elephants)? Not a bad answer to Efron's torso.

We Have No Idea Who Wins! Like we're psychic. We could've sworn Josh Hartnett was going to be the next Ben Affleck, who was supposed to be the taller Matt Damon.

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Zac Effron is "TEAM EDWARD!"

Zac Efron is ready to let the world know which team he’s rooting for in The Twilight Saga battle - Robert Pattinson's character, the vampire Edward Cullen, or Taylor Lautner's, the werewolf Jacob Black.

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