<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $829.7 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn--Part 2 (commonly referred to as Breaking Dawn: Part 2) is a 2012 American romantic drama fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer . Constituting the second of a two - part adaptation of the novel, the film is the fifth and final instalment in The Twilight Saga film series, following 2011's Breaking Dawn: Part 1 . All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles, with Mackenzie Foy portraying Renesmee Cullen . Alongside Pattinson, Lautner, Stewart and Foy, the film also stars an ensemble cast including Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Michael Sheen, and Dakota Fanning . </P> <P> Part 2 was released on November 16, 2012 . The film, despite mixed critical reception, was a box office success, grossing nearly $830 million worldwide against production budget of $136 million, becoming the sixth - highest - grossing film of 2012 and the highest - grossing film of The Twilight Saga series . </P> <P> Bella, who has just given birth, awakens from her human - to - vampire transformation and is introduced to her daughter Renesmee . The rest of the Cullens and Jacob stay nearby, and when Jacob acts possessively towards Renesmee, Bella learns he has imprinted on her, making her furious until Jacob explains what imprinting is . Meanwhile, Bella's father, Charlie, has been trying to contact the Cullens for updates on Bella's health . Carlisle comes to believe that they have to leave Forks, Washington to protect their identities - especially because of Charlie . Jacob, desperate not to lose Renesmee, visits Charlie and tell him that Bella is alive and well, but had to change in order to get better . Jacob also tells Charlie he doesn't live in the world he thinks he lives in, but says nothing about vampires . He then phases into his wolf form . Charlie then visits the Cullen house and meets Renesmee, believing she is a niece of Edward's whom Bella and Edward adopted . Afterward, the Cullens are able to stay in Forks . </P>

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