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2009 • PG-13 • 2h 10m • Adventure, Drama, Fantasy • Summit Entertainment

Forbidden to remember. Terrified to forget.

🍅 28% 61%

44

2.78

4.8

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$143.00M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$297.20M

Final

Worldwide total

$688.10M

$390.90M international

Domestic legs2.08x

Budget$50.0M

2009 rank#4

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Cast & crew

Full Weitz filmography

Chris Weitz

Chris Weitz Director

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart Starring

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson Starring

Taylor Lautner

Taylor Lautner Starring

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning Starring

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen Starring

ScreenplayMelissa Rosenberg StudioSummit Entertainment SeriesThe Twilight Saga

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Nov 20-22 1 $142.8M — 4,024 $35,496 $142.8M

2 Nov 27-29 1 $42.9M −70.0% 4,042 $10,606 $230.9M

3 Dec 4-6 2 $15.4M −64.0% 4,124 $3,740 $255.4M

4 Dec 11-13 4 $8.0M −48.4% 3,635 $2,189 $267.3M

5 Dec 18-20 5 $4.4M −44.6% 3,035 $1,452 $274.6M

6 Dec 25-27 11 $3.0M −30.9% 1,593 $1,911 $281.0M

7 Jan 1-3 11 $3.4M +13.1% 1,627 $2,115 $288.0M

8 Jan 8-10 13 $1.7M −50.5% 1,167 $1,459 $290.7M

9 Jan 15-17 16 $928.9K −45.5% 724 $1,283 $292.2M

10 Jan 22-24 21 $514.0K −44.7% 444 $1,157 $293.2M

11 Jan 29-31 22 $435.5K −15.3% 352 $1,237 $293.8M

12 Feb 5-7 26 $276.4K −36.5% 292 $946 $294.3M

13 Feb 12-14 21 $558.7K +102.1% 398 $1,403 $294.9M

14 Feb 19-21 22 $382.5K −31.5% 325 $1,176 $295.6M

15 Feb 26-28 25 $289.0K −24.4% 298 $969 $296.0M

16 Mar 5-7 30 $188.0K −34.9% 261 $720 $296.3M

17 Mar 12-14 32 $114.0K −39.4% 195 $584 $296.5M

18 Mar 19-21 43 $52.5K −54.0% 145 $361 $296.6M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Nov 19 $26.3M — $26.3M — — -1

Fri Nov 20 #1 $72.7M — $72.7M 4,024 $18,067 1

Sat Nov 21 #1 $42.3M −42% $115.0M 4,024 $10,509 2

Sun Nov 22 #1 $27.8M −34% $142.8M 4,024 $6,920 3

Mon Nov 23 #1 $10.5M −62% $153.3M 4,024 $2,610 4

Tue Nov 24 #1 $11.3M +8% $164.7M 4,024 $2,815 5

Wed Nov 25 #1 $14.2M +25% $178.9M 4,042 $3,512 6

Thu Nov 26 #2 $9.2M −35% $188.1M 4,042 $2,277 7

Fri Nov 27 #1 $17.7M +92% −76% $205.8M 4,042 $4,381 8

Sat Nov 28 #1 $16.5M −7% −61% $222.3M 4,042 $4,087 9

Sun Nov 29 #1 $8.6M −48% −69% $230.9M 4,042 $2,136 10

Mon Nov 30 #1 $2.4M −72% −77% $233.3M 4,042 $590 11

Tue Dec 1 #1 $2.4M n/c −79% $235.7M 4,042 $592 12

Wed Dec 2 #2 $2.1M −12% −85% $237.8M 4,042 $519 13

Thu Dec 3 #1 $2.1M n/c −77% $239.9M 4,042 $520 14

Fri Dec 4 #2 $5.1M +143% −71% $245.0M 4,124 $1,240 15

Sat Dec 5 #2 $6.5M +27% −61% $251.5M 4,124 $1,571 16

Sun Dec 6 #2 $3.8M −41% −56% $255.4M 4,124 $929 17

Mon Dec 7 #2 $1.0M −73% −57% $256.4M 4,124 $249 18

Tue Dec 8 #2 $1.1M +5% −55% $257.5M 4,124 $260 19

Wed Dec 9 #2 $905.8K −16% −57% $258.4M 4,124 $219 20

Thu Dec 10 #2 $985.7K +9% −53% $259.4M 4,124 $239 21

Fri Dec 11 #4 $2.4M +148% −52% $261.8M 3,635 $671 22

Sat Dec 12 #4 $3.4M +41% −47% $265.2M 3,635 $945 23

Sun Dec 13 #3 $2.1M −39% −46% $267.3M 3,635 $572 24

Mon Dec 14 #4 $703.2K −66% −32% $268.0M 3,635 $193 25

Tue Dec 15 #5 $736.9K +5% −32% $268.8M 3,635 $202 26

Wed Dec 16 #5 $708.4K −4% −22% $269.5M 3,635 $194 27

Thu Dec 17 #5 $721.3K +2% −27% $270.2M 3,635 $198 28

Fri Dec 18 #5 $1.4M +92% −43% $271.6M 3,035 $457 29

Sat Dec 19 #5 $1.6M +18% −52% $273.2M 3,035 $540 30

Sun Dec 20 #5 $1.4M −16% −34% $274.6M 3,035 $454 31

Mon Dec 21 #5 $971.6K −30% +38% $275.6M 3,035 $320 32

Tue Dec 22 #5 $1.1M +8% +43% $276.6M 3,035 $346 33

Wed Dec 23 #8 $903.5K −14% +28% $277.5M 3,035 $297 34

Thu Dec 24 #9 $395.0K −56% −45% $277.9M 2,642 $149 35

Fri Dec 25 #11 $662.2K +68% −52% $278.6M 1,593 $415 36

Sat Dec 26 #11 $1.2M +88% −24% $279.8M 1,593 $783 37

Sun Dec 27 #11 $1.1M −9% −18% $281.0M 1,593 $712 38

Mon Dec 28 #10 $956.9K −16% −2% $281.9M 1,593 $600 39

Tue Dec 29 #10 $954.5K n/c −9% $282.9M 1,593 $599 40

Wed Dec 30 #10 $996.0K +4% +10% $283.9M 1,593 $625 41

Thu Dec 31 $642.2K −36% +63% $284.5M 1,627 $394 42

Fri Jan 1 #11 $1.3M +101% +95% $285.8M 1,627 $792 43

Sat Jan 2 #11 $1.4M +7% +10% $287.2M 1,627 $847 44

Sun Jan 3 #11 $774.1K −44% −32% $288.0M 1,627 $475 45

Mon Jan 4 #10 $314.4K −59% −67% $288.3M 1,627 $193 46

Tue Jan 5 #11 $279.1K −11% −71% $288.5M 1,627 $171 47

Wed Jan 6 #11 $250.4K −10% −75% $288.8M 1,627 $153 48

Thu Jan 7 $240.9K −4% −62% $289.0M 1,627 $148 49

Fri Jan 8 $481.2K +100% −63% $289.5M 1,167 $412 50

Sat Jan 9 $757.2K +57% −45% $290.3M 1,167 $648 51

Sun Jan 10 $465.4K −39% −40% $290.7M 1,167 $398 52

Mon Jan 11 $128.8K −72% −59% $290.9M 1,167 $110 53

Tue Jan 12 $141.6K +10% −49% $291.0M 1,167 $121 54

Wed Jan 13 $135.6K −4% −46% $291.1M 1,167 $116 55

Thu Jan 14 $151.2K +12% −37% $291.3M 1,167 $129 56

Fri Jan 15 $249.7K +65% −48% $291.6M 724 $344 57

Sat Jan 16 $384.8K +54% −49% $291.9M 724 $531 58

Sun Jan 17 $294.4K −23% −37% $292.2M 724 $406 59

Mon Jan 18 #16 $205.5K −30% +60% $292.4M 724 $283 60

Tue Jan 19 $74.5K −64% −47% $292.5M 724 $102 61

Wed Jan 20 $70.1K −6% −48% $292.6M 724 $96 62

Thu Jan 21 $82.0K +17% −46% $292.7M 724 $113 63

Fri Jan 22 $131.7K +61% −47% $292.8M 444 $296 64

Sat Jan 23 $236.4K +79% −39% $293.0M 444 $532 65

Sun Jan 24 $145.9K −38% −50% $293.2M 444 $328 66

Mon Jan 25 $47.7K −67% −77% $293.2M 444 $107 67

Tue Jan 26 $51.4K +8% −31% $293.3M 444 $115 68

Wed Jan 27 $51.5K n/c −26% $293.3M 444 $116 69

Thu Jan 28 $53.8K +4% −34% $293.4M 444 $121 70

Fri Jan 29 $114.1K +112% −13% $293.5M 352 $324 71

Sat Jan 30 $194.6K +71% −18% $293.7M 352 $552 72

Sun Jan 31 $126.8K −35% −13% $293.8M 352 $360 73

Mon Feb 1 $41.1K −68% −14% $293.9M 352 $116 74

Tue Feb 2 $40.8K −1% −21% $293.9M 352 $115 75

Wed Feb 3 $40.6K n/c −21% $293.9M 352 $115 76

Thu Feb 4 $40.0K −1% −26% $294.0M 352 $113 77

Fri Feb 5 $76.9K +92% −33% $294.1M 292 $263 78

Sat Feb 6 $141.9K +85% −27% $294.2M 292 $485 79

Sun Feb 7 $57.7K −59% −55% $294.3M 292 $197 80

Mon Feb 8 $29.4K −49% −29% $294.3M 292 $100 81

Tue Feb 9 $28.1K −4% −31% $294.3M 292 $96 82

Wed Feb 10 $27.7K −2% −32% $294.3M 292 $94 83

Thu Feb 11 $33.4K +21% −17% $294.4M 292 $114 84

Fri Feb 12 $123.4K +269% +60% $294.5M 398 $309 85

Sat Feb 13 $219.7K +78% +55% $294.7M 398 $551 86

Sun Feb 14 $215.7K −2% +274% $294.9M 398 $541 87

Mon Feb 15 #21 $129.7K −40% +341% $295.1M 398 $325 88

Tue Feb 16 $52.9K −59% +88% $295.1M 398 $132 89

Wed Feb 17 $51.6K −2% +86% $295.2M 398 $129 90

Thu Feb 18 $50.5K −2% +51% $295.2M 398 $126 91

Fri Feb 19 $106.3K +111% −14% $295.3M 325 $327 92

Sat Feb 20 $171.8K +62% −22% $295.5M 325 $528 93

Sun Feb 21 $104.3K −39% −52% $295.6M 325 $321 94

Mon Feb 22 $30.3K −71% −77% $295.6M 325 $93 95

Tue Feb 23 $30.2K n/c −43% $295.7M 325 $92 96

Wed Feb 24 $30.2K n/c −41% $295.7M 325 $93 97

Thu Feb 25 $33.8K +12% −33% $295.7M 325 $104 98

Fri Feb 26 $75.6K +123% −29% $295.8M 298 $253 99

Sat Feb 27 $133.0K +76% −23% $295.9M 298 $446 100

Sun Feb 28 $80.5K −40% −23% $296.0M 298 $270 101

Mon Mar 1 $22.8K −72% −25% $296.0M 298 $76 102

Tue Mar 2 $25.2K +10% −16% $296.1M 298 $84 103

Wed Mar 3 $25.1K n/c −17% $296.1M 298 $84 104

Thu Mar 4 $28.5K +13% −16% $296.1M 298 $95 105

Fri Mar 5 $54.3K +91% −28% $296.2M 261 $207 106

Sat Mar 6 $87.6K +61% −34% $296.3M 261 $335 107

Sun Mar 7 $46.2K −47% −43% $296.3M 261 $176 108

Mon Mar 8 $15.1K −67% −34% $296.3M 261 $57 109

Tue Mar 9 $15.6K +3% −38% $296.3M 261 $59 110

Wed Mar 10 $15.5K −1% −38% $296.3M 261 $59 111

Thu Mar 11 $20.2K +30% −29% $296.4M 261 $77 112

Fri Mar 12 $33.7K +66% −38% $296.4M 195 $172 113

Sat Mar 13 $51.0K +52% −42% $296.5M 195 $261 114

Sun Mar 14 $29.3K −43% −37% $296.5M 195 $150 115

Mon Mar 15 $14.2K −52% −6% $296.5M 195 $72 116

Tue Mar 16 $15.9K +13% +2% $296.5M 195 $81 117

Wed Mar 17 $12.8K −20% −18% $296.5M 195 $65 118

Thu Mar 18 $15.4K +20% −24% $296.5M 195 $78 119

Fri Mar 19 $23.5K +53% −30% $296.6M 145 $162 120

Sat Mar 20 $19.4K −18% −62% $296.6M 145 $133 121

Sun Mar 21 $9.5K −51% −68% $296.6M 145 $65 122

Mon Mar 22 $3.2K −66% −77% $296.6M 145 $22 123

Tue Mar 23 $3.2K −2% −80% $296.6M 145 $21 124

Wed Mar 24 $3.5K +11% −73% $296.6M 145 $24 125

Thu Mar 25 $4.2K +18% −73% $296.6M 145 $28 126

Fri Mar 26 $4.2K +1% −82% $296.6M 41 $101 127

Sat Mar 27 $5.4K +29% −72% $296.6M 41 $130 128

Sun Mar 28 $2.6K −52% −73% $296.6M 41 $63 129

Mon Mar 29 $937 −64% −71% $296.6M 41 $22 130

Tue Mar 30 $1.2K +26% −63% $296.6M 41 $28 131

Wed Mar 31 $1.0K −13% −71% $296.6M 41 $24 132

Thu Apr 1 $1.2K +16% −71% $296.6M 41 $29 133

Thu Oct 30 #5 $590.8K — $297.2M 1,504 $392

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$297.2M

Nov 19Dec 7Dec 25Jan 11Oct 30

Weekend grossWk 10 · $514.0K

$142.8M

$42.9M

$15.4M

$8.0M

$4.4M

$3.0M

$3.4M

$1.7M

$928.9K

$514.0K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,124 → 1,504 −63.5%

4,024 open1,504 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −44.7%

−70.0%

W1→2

−64.0%

W2→3

−48.4%

W3→4

−44.6%

W4→5

−30.9%

W5→6

+13.1%

W6→7

−50.5%

W7→8

−45.5%

W8→9

−44.7%

W9→10

Steepest −70.0%Biggest gain +13.1%

Run milestones

$200M in 8 days

$100M

Day 2

Nov 21

$200M

Day 8

Nov 27

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

#4 Biggest November openingsAll-time $142.8M #41 Biggest opening weekendsAll-time $142.8M

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