The Twilight Sagais a series of five supernatural romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the fourTwilight seriesnovels 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 four motion pictures. The first installmentTwilightwas 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,was the firstTwilightfilm to be released in IMAX .

The series was in development since 2004 at Paramount Pictures , during which time a screen adaptation ofTwilightthat differed significantly from the novel was written.Three years later, Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the film. AfterTwilightgrossed $35.7 million on its opening day,Summit Entertainment announced they would begin production onNew Moon; they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month.A two-part adaptation ofBreaking Dawnbegan shooting in November 2010 with November 18, 2011, and November 16, 2012, release dates.