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2008 • PG-13 • 2h 2m • Drama, Fantasy, Romance • Summit Entertainment

When you can live forever, what do you live for?

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$69.60M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$194.30M
Final
Worldwide total
$403.70M
$209.40M international
Domestic legs2.79x
Budget$37.0M
2008 rank#7

Cast & crew

Full Hardwicke filmography
Catherine Hardwicke Catherine Hardwicke Director Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart Starring Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson Starring Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli Starring Ashley Greene Ashley Greene Starring
ScreenplayMelissa Rosenberg Produced byGreg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Wyck Godfrey CinematographyElliot Davis MusicCarter Burwell StudioSummit Entertainment SeriesThe Twilight Saga

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 21-23 1 $69.6M — 3,419 $20,367 $69.6M
2 Nov 28-30 3 $26.3M −62.2% 3,425 $7,691 $119.7M
3 Dec 5-7 2 $13.0M −50.5% 3,620 $3,604 $138.4M
4 Dec 12-14 3 $8.0M −39.1% 3,649 $2,178 $150.0M
5 Dec 19-21 6 $5.2M −34.7% 2,991 $1,734 $158.4M
6 Dec 26-28 12 $4.7M −8.6% 1,849 $2,564 $167.3M
7 Jan 2-4 11 $4.6M −2.0% 1,888 $2,462 $176.9M
8 Jan 9-11 12 $2.8M −38.9% 1,466 $1,938 $181.4M
9 Jan 16-18 18 $1.7M −38.7% 904 $1,928 $184.2M
10 Jan 23-25 21 $978.6K −43.9% 552 $1,772 $186.0M
11 Jan 30-Feb 1 24 $623.8K −36.3% 413 $1,510 $187.0M
12 Feb 6-8 26 $480.4K −23.0% 326 $1,473 $187.7M
13 Feb 13-15 23 $693.4K +44.3% 460 $1,507 $188.6M
14 Feb 20-22 27 $489.7K −29.4% 406 $1,206 $189.4M
15 Feb 27-Mar 1 25 $475.8K −2.8% 448 $1,062 $190.1M
16 Mar 6-8 25 $350.0K −26.4% 398 $879 $190.7M
17 Mar 13-15 29 $259.8K −25.8% 338 $768 $191.1M
18 Mar 20-22 33 $132.9K −48.8% 247 $538 $191.4M
19 Mar 27-29 43 $42.4K −68.1% 150 $282 $191.4M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$194.3M
Nov 20Dec 8Dec 26Jan 12Oct 29
Weekend grossWk 10 · $978.6K
$69.6M
$26.3M
$13.0M
$8.0M
$5.2M
$4.7M
$4.6M
$2.8M
$1.7M
$978.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,649 → 1,509 −58.6%
3,419 open1,509 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −43.9%
−62.2%
W1→2
−50.5%
W2→3
−39.1%
W3→4
−34.7%
W4→5
−8.6%
W5→6
−2.0%
W6→7
−38.9%
W7→8
−38.7%
W8→9
−43.9%
W9→10
Steepest −62.2%Best hold −2.0%

Run milestones

$100M in 8 days
$100M
Day 8
Nov 28

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Similar movies

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011 · Condon $281.8M The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012 · Condon $292.9M The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009 · Weitz $297.2M The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010 · Slade $300.8M Red Riding Hood 2011 · Hardwicke $37.7M Thirteen 2003 · Hardwicke $4.6M

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