The Twilight Saga (film series)

The Twilight Saga
The Twilight Saga
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Directed by	Catherine Hardwicke (1); Chris Weitz (2); David Slade (3); Bill Condon (4–5);
Screenplay by	Melissa Rosenberg
Based on	Twilight; by Stephenie Meyer
Produced by	Wyck Godfrey; Greg Mooradian (1); Mark Morgan (1); Karen Rosenfelt (2–5); Stephenie Meyer (4–5);
Starring	Kristen Stewart; Robert Pattinson; Taylor Lautner; (See cast);
Cinematography	Elliot Davis (1); Javier Aguirresarobe (2–3); Guillermo Navarro (4–5);
Edited by	Nancy Richardson (1, 3); Peter Lambert (2); Art Jones (3); Virginia Katz (4–5); Ian Slater (5);
Music by	Carter Burwell (1, 4–5); Alexandre Desplat (2); Howard Shore (3);
Production; companies	Temple Hill Entertainment; Maverick Films/Imprint Entertainment (1–3); Sunswept Entertainment (2–5);
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment
Running time	607 minutes (1–5, combined theatrical editions); 634 minutes (1–5, combined extended editions)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$401 million (5 films)
Box office	$3.346 billion (5 films)

The Twilight Saga is a series of romantic vampire fantasy films based on the book series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. The series has grossed over $3.36 billion worldwide. The first installment, Twilight, was released on November 21, 2008. The second installment, New Moon, followed on November 20, 2009. The third installment, Eclipse, was released on June 30, 2010. The fourth installment, Breaking Dawn – Part 1, was released on November 18, 2011, while the fifth and final installment, Breaking Dawn – Part 2, was released on November 16, 2012.

The series had been in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures' MTV Films, 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. Critics gave negative to mixed reviews of the film series, but they were positively received by fans of the books.