<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> Total (5 films) $385,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> Total (5 films) $3,346,157,056 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four novels by 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 . 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 . </P> <P> 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 Breaking Dawn began shooting in November 2010 with release dates of November 18, 2011, and November 16, 2012, respectively . </P>

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