The Twilight Saga is a series of five
romance fantasy films from
Summit Entertainment based on the
four novels by the American author
Stephenie Meyer. The films star
Kristen Stewart,
Robert Pattinson, and
Taylor Lautner. The series has grossed over $3.3 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.