The Twilight Saga: New Moon

This article is about the film. For the novel on which it is based, see New Moon (novel).

The Twilight Saga:
New Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Weitz
Screenplay byMelissa Rosenberg
Based onNew Moon
by Stephenie Meyer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byPeter Lambert
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release dates
  • November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20) (United States)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[1]
Box office$711 million[1]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (or simply New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film directed by Chris Weitz from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the 2006 novel New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.[2] The sequel to Twilight (2008), it is the second installment in The Twilight Saga film series. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.[3]

Summit Entertainment announced it had greenlit the film on November 22, 2008, following the early success of Twilight.[4] Principal photography began on March 23, 2009, in Vancouver, Canada,[5][6][7] and ended in Montepulciano, Italy on May 29.[8][9]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiered in Los Angeles on November 16, 2009, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 20, by Summit Entertainment. The film received mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics, who criticized its story, pacing, Weitz' direction, its darker tone, and Lautner's performance, but praised its visual effects, Pattinson and Stewart's performances, and Desplat's musical score.[10][11] Despite the reviews, it grossed $711 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2009. It set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada, grossing $26.3 million, which was superseded by its sequel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. This led to the highest single-day domestic gross on an opening day, with $72.7 million,[12] until it was beaten by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).[13] The film also became the widest independent release, playing in 4,024 theaters, until it was surpassed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[14] New Moon was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on March 20, 2010.[15] As of July 2012, the film has grossed $184.9 million in North American DVD sales, selling more than 8.8 million units,[16] four million of which were sold within its first weekend, beating Twilight's 3.8 million units sold in its first two days.[17]

The film received three sequels, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, in 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively.

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  3. ^ Tiffany McGee (January 8, 2009). "Confirmed! Taylor Lautner Will Be Back in Twilight Sequel". People. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  4. ^ Martin, Denise (November 22, 2008). "'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' gets the greenlight from Summit". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
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  12. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (November 21, 2009). "'New Moon' takes opening day record". Variety. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "Top Single Day Grosses at the Box Office". Boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  14. ^ "'New Moon' Shatters Opening Day Record". Box Office Mojo. November 21, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  15. ^ Steve Weintraub (January 15, 2010). "High Resolution DVD/Blu-ray Cover Art from The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Plus What Extras Are Included". Collider.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
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  17. ^ "'New Moon' DVD sells 4 million units on first weekend | Company Town | Los Angeles Times". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.