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The Twilight Saga is a series of romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four Twilight series novels by the American author Stephenie Meyer, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. The series has grossed over $1 billion in worldwide receipts, when not adjusted for inflation, and consists, to date (2009), of two motion pictures. The first installment Twilight was released on November 21, 2008[1], and the second installment, The Twilight Saga: New Moon followed on November 20, 2009, breaking box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in history, when it grossed an estimated $72.7 million in its first day of release.[2]

The series was in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation of Twilight which differed significantly from the novel was written.[3][4] Three years later, Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the film. After Twilight grossed $35.7 million on its opening day,[5] Summit announced they would begin production on New Moon; this after they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month.[6] The third installment, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is scheduled for release on June 30, 2010[7] and is the first Twilight film scheduled to be released in IMAX[8], and a two-part adaptation of Breaking Dawn is projected to begin shooting in the fall of 2010.[9]

Twilight was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Melissa Rosenberg. It focuses on the development of a personal relationship between human teenager Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen, and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a separate group of hostile vampires.

The film was released theatrically starting on November 21, 2008. It grossed $35.7 million on its opening day,[10] and has come to gross US$384.9 million worldwide. The DVD was released on March 21, 2009 and grossed an additional $181 million from sales.[11]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon was directed by Chris Weitz and written by Melissa Rosenberg. The film follows Bella Swan's fall into a deep depression, until she develops a strong friendship with werewolf Jacob Black. Jacob and the other werewolves in his tribe must protect her from Victoria, a vampire seeking to avenge her mate James' death, by killing Bella. A misunderstanding occurs, and Edward Cullen believes Bella is dead. Edward decides to commit suicide in Volterra, Italy, but he is stopped by Bella, who is accompanied by Edward's sister, Alice. They meet with the Volturi, a powerful coven of vampires, and are released on the condition that Bella be turned into a vampire in the near future. Bella and Edward are reunited, and she and the Cullens return to Forks.

The film was released theatrically starting on November 20, 2009 and set numerous records. It is currently the biggest advanced ticket seller on Fandango,[12] and has the biggest midnight opening in domestic (United States and Canada) box office history, grossing an estimated $26.3 million.[13] It grossed $72.7 million on its opening day domestically, becoming the biggest single-day opening in domestic history,[2] and is the third highest opening weekend in domestic history with $142,839,137.[14]

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