The Twilight Saga (Film Series)
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| The Twilight Saga | ||
 The special edition two disc Twilight DVD cover | ||
| Directed by | Catherine Hardwicke (1) Chris Weitz (2) David Slade (3) Bill Condon (4–5) | |
| Produced by | Wyck Godfrey (1–5) Mark Morgan (1) Greg Mooradian (1, 3) Karen Rosenfelt (2–5) Stephenie Meyer (4–5) | |
| Screenplay by | Melissa Rosenberg | |
| Based on | Twilight by Stephenie Meyer | |
| Starring | Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Peter Facinelli Elizabeth Reaser Ashley Greene Kellan Lutz Nikki Reed Jackson Rathbone Dakota Fanning | |
| Music by | Carter Burwell (1, 4–5) Alexandre Desplat (2) Howard Shore (3) | |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis (1) Javier Aguirresarobe (2–3) Guillermo Navarro (4–5) | |
| Editing by | Nancy Richardson (1, 3) Peter Lambert (2) Art Jones (3)Virginia Katz (4–5) | |
| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment | |
| Release date(s) | 1: November 21, 2008 2: November 20, 2009 3: June 30, 2010 4: November 18, 2011 5: November 16, 2012 | |
| Running time | 609 minutes | |
| Country | United States | |
| Language | English | |
| Budget | $385 million | |
| Box office | $3,344,717,264 | |
The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four Twilight series novels by the American author Stephenie Meyer. The films star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. The series has grossed over $2 billion in worldwide receipts and consists, to date, of five motion pictures. The first installment Twilight was released on November 21, 2008. The second installment, New Moon, followed on November 20, 2009, breaking box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in history, grossing an estimated $72.7 million. The third installment, Eclipse, was released on June 30, 2010, and was the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX.
The series was in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation of Twilight that differed significantly from the novel was written. Three years later, Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the film. After Twilight grossed $35.7 million on its opening day, Summit Entertainment announced they would begin production on New Moon; they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month. A two-part adaptation of Twilight Breaking Dawn began shooting in November 2010 with November 18, 2011, and November 16, 2012, release dates.
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[edit] Development
[edit] Casting
- See also: List of Twilight cast members
[edit] Production
[edit] Films
[edit] Twilight (2008)
- Main article: Twilight (2008 film)
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 (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), 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, and has come to gross US$408.9 million worldwide. The DVD was released on March 21, 2009 and grossed an additional $201 million from sales.
[edit] The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
[edit] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
[edit] The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011/2012)
[edit] Soundtracks
[edit] Twilight
[edit] The Twilight Saga: New Moon
[edit] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
[edit] The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 & 2
[edit] Reaction
[edit] Box office performance
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[edit] Home media sales
[edit] Twilight in popular culture
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