Young man dies watching Twilight

An autopsy is being carried out today to try to solve the mystery death of a young man at a New Zealand screening of the teen vampire film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

The 23-year-old was found dead without any obvious injuries in his seat at a cinema in the capital city Wellington, police said.

Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Miller said the death was not being treated as suspicious but an autopsy was being carried out to try to establish how he died.

A staff member thought the man was asleep after finding him in his seat after everyone else had left, he said.

The Twilight teen vampire movie franchise has been a global hit and was the top earner in the United States last weekend, according to industry estimates.