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Twilight

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

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

🍅 48% 72%

56

3.08

5.4

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$69.6M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$194.3M

Final

Worldwide Total

$403.7M

$209.4M international

Domestic Legs2.79x

Budget$37.0M

2008 Rank#7

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Cast & Crew

Directed byCatherine Hardwicke ScreenplayMelissa Rosenberg Produced byGreg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Wyck Godfrey CinematographyElliot Davis MusicCarter Burwell StarringKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone 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

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Nov 20 $7.0M — $7.0M — — -1

Fri Nov 21 #1 $36.0M — $36.0M 3,419 $10,523 1

Sat Nov 22 #1 $21.3M −41% $57.3M 3,419 $6,226 2

Sun Nov 23 #1 $12.4M −42% $69.6M 3,419 $3,618 3

Mon Nov 24 #1 $4.5M −64% $74.2M 3,419 $1,320 4

Tue Nov 25 #1 $6.0M +33% $80.2M 3,419 $1,758 5

Wed Nov 26 #1 $8.0M +32% $88.1M 3,425 $2,325 6

Thu Nov 27 #2 $5.2M −34% $93.4M 3,425 $1,527 7

Fri Nov 28 #3 $10.9M +108% −70% $104.2M 3,425 $3,174 8

Sat Nov 29 #2 $10.3M −6% −52% $114.5M 3,425 $2,995 9

Sun Nov 30 #3 $5.2M −49% −58% $119.7M 3,425 $1,520 10

Mon Dec 1 #2 $1.5M −72% −67% $121.2M 3,425 $430 11

Tue Dec 2 #2 $1.5M n/c −75% $122.7M 3,425 $431 12

Wed Dec 3 #2 $1.3M −10% −83% $124.0M 3,425 $387 13

Thu Dec 4 #2 $1.4M +3% −74% $125.4M 3,425 $399 14

Fri Dec 5 #2 $4.6M +233% −58% $129.9M 3,620 $1,257 15

Sat Dec 6 #2 $5.3M +17% −48% $135.3M 3,620 $1,475 16

Sun Dec 7 #2 $3.2M −41% −40% $138.4M 3,620 $870 17

Mon Dec 8 #2 $935.8K −70% −37% $139.3M 3,620 $258 18

Tue Dec 9 #2 $925.9K −1% −37% $140.3M 3,620 $255 19

Wed Dec 10 #2 $909.3K −2% −32% $141.2M 3,620 $251 20

Thu Dec 11 #2 $921.6K +1% −33% $142.1M 3,620 $254 21

Fri Dec 12 #3 $2.6M +180% −43% $144.7M 3,649 $706 22

Sat Dec 13 #4 $3.4M +32% −37% $148.1M 3,649 $929 23

Sun Dec 14 #4 $2.0M −42% −37% $150.0M 3,649 $542 24

Mon Dec 15 #3 $712.9K −64% −24% $150.8M 3,649 $195 25

Tue Dec 16 #3 $774.7K +9% −16% $151.5M 3,649 $212 26

Wed Dec 17 #3 $787.2K +2% −13% $152.3M 3,649 $215 27

Thu Dec 18 #3 $913.2K +16% −1% $153.2M 3,649 $250 28

Fri Dec 19 #6 $1.6M +76% −38% $154.8M 2,991 $536 29

Sat Dec 20 #6 $2.0M +25% −41% $156.9M 2,991 $672 30

Sun Dec 21 #6 $1.6M −22% −21% $158.4M 2,991 $525 31

Mon Dec 22 #6 $1.4M −14% +90% $159.8M 2,991 $452 32

Tue Dec 23 #7 $1.3M −4% +68% $161.1M 2,991 $434 33

Wed Dec 24 #8 $515.1K −60% −35% $161.6M 2,991 $172 34

Thu Dec 25 #13 $991.5K +92% +9% $162.6M 1,849 $536 35

Fri Dec 26 #12 $1.6M +61% n/c $164.2M 1,849 $864 36

Sat Dec 27 #12 $1.7M +4% −17% $165.8M 1,849 $902 37

Sun Dec 28 #11 $1.5M −12% −6% $167.3M 1,849 $798 38

Mon Dec 29 #9 $1.3M −12% −4% $168.6M 1,849 $704 39

Tue Dec 30 #9 $1.3M n/c n/c $169.9M 1,849 $701 40

Wed Dec 31 $747.8K −42% +45% $170.7M 1,849 $404 41

Thu Jan 1 $1.6M +114% +61% $172.3M 1,849 $865 42

Fri Jan 2 $1.8M +10% +11% $174.0M 1,888 $935 43

Sat Jan 3 #10 $1.8M +1% +7% $175.8M 1,888 $946 44

Sun Jan 4 #10 $1.1M −39% −26% $176.9M 1,888 $580 45

Mon Jan 5 #7 $432.3K −61% −67% $177.4M 1,888 $228 46

Tue Jan 6 #9 $411.7K −5% −68% $177.8M 1,888 $218 47

Wed Jan 7 #9 $400.2K −3% −46% $178.2M 1,888 $211 48

Thu Jan 8 #7 $439.7K +10% −73% $178.6M 1,888 $232 49

Fri Jan 9 #12 $899.1K +104% −49% $179.5M 1,466 $613 50

Sat Jan 10 #13 $1.2M +34% −33% $180.7M 1,466 $819 51

Sun Jan 11 #13 $741.6K −38% −32% $181.4M 1,466 $505 52

Mon Jan 12 #13 $231.2K −69% −47% $181.7M 1,466 $157 53

Tue Jan 13 #12 $241.3K +4% −41% $181.9M 1,466 $164 54

Wed Jan 14 #12 $251.6K +4% −37% $182.2M 1,466 $171 55

Thu Jan 15 #11 $292.9K +16% −33% $182.5M 1,466 $199 56

Fri Jan 16 #16 $494.6K +69% −45% $183.0M 904 $547 57

Sat Jan 17 $712.4K +44% −41% $183.7M 904 $788 58

Sun Jan 18 #17 $535.9K −25% −28% $184.2M 904 $592 59

Mon Jan 19 #17 $376.9K −30% +63% $184.6M 904 $416 60

Tue Jan 20 $142.3K −62% −41% $184.7M 904 $157 61

Wed Jan 21 $143.4K +1% −43% $184.9M 904 $158 62

Thu Jan 22 $177.9K +24% −39% $185.0M 904 $196 63

Fri Jan 23 $274.1K +54% −45% $185.3M 552 $496 64

Sat Jan 24 $428.7K +56% −40% $185.8M 552 $776 65

Sun Jan 25 $275.8K −36% −49% $186.0M 552 $499 66

Mon Jan 26 $78.5K −72% −79% $186.1M 552 $142 67

Tue Jan 27 $85.3K +9% −40% $186.2M 552 $154 68

Wed Jan 28 $85.9K +1% −40% $186.3M 552 $155 69

Thu Jan 29 $109.7K +28% −38% $186.4M 552 $198 70

Fri Jan 30 $194.1K +77% −29% $186.6M 413 $470 71

Sat Jan 31 $297.4K +53% −31% $186.9M 413 $720 72

Sun Feb 1 $132.3K −56% −52% $187.0M 413 $320 73

Mon Feb 2 $55.8K −58% −29% $187.1M 413 $135 74

Tue Feb 3 $65.0K +16% −24% $187.1M 413 $157 75

Wed Feb 4 $62.5K −4% −27% $187.2M 413 $151 76

Thu Feb 5 $73.9K +18% −33% $187.3M 413 $178 77

Fri Feb 6 $134.2K +82% −31% $187.4M 326 $411 78

Sat Feb 7 $215.1K +60% −28% $187.6M 326 $659 79

Sun Feb 8 $131.0K −39% −1% $187.7M 326 $401 80

Mon Feb 9 $39.3K −70% −30% $187.8M 326 $120 81

Tue Feb 10 $40.3K +3% −38% $187.8M 326 $123 82

Wed Feb 11 $39.6K −2% −37% $187.9M 326 $121 83

Thu Feb 12 $54.6K +38% −26% $187.9M 326 $167 84

Fri Feb 13 $168.9K +209% +26% $188.1M 460 $367 85

Sat Feb 14 $305.8K +81% +42% $188.4M 460 $664 86

Sun Feb 15 $218.7K −28% +67% $188.6M 460 $475 87

Mon Feb 16 #26 $137.9K −37% +251% $188.8M 460 $299 88

Tue Feb 17 $64.9K −53% +61% $188.8M 460 $141 89

Wed Feb 18 $63.4K −2% +60% $188.9M 460 $137 90

Thu Feb 19 $72.0K +13% +32% $189.0M 460 $156 91

Fri Feb 20 $143.8K +100% −15% $189.1M 406 $354 92

Sat Feb 21 $211.5K +47% −31% $189.3M 406 $521 93

Sun Feb 22 $134.3K −37% −39% $189.4M 406 $330 94

Mon Feb 23 $43.0K −68% −69% $189.5M 406 $106 95

Tue Feb 24 $46.3K +8% −29% $189.5M 406 $114 96

Wed Feb 25 $45.6K −2% −28% $189.6M 406 $112 97

Thu Feb 26 #22 $54.9K +20% −24% $189.6M 406 $135 98

Fri Feb 27 #22 $134.1K +144% −7% $189.8M 448 $299 99

Sat Feb 28 #24 $208.9K +56% −1% $190.0M 448 $466 100

Sun Mar 1 #24 $132.7K −36% −1% $190.1M 448 $296 101

Mon Mar 2 #21 $50.8K −62% +18% $190.2M 448 $113 102

Tue Mar 3 #21 $61.9K +22% +34% $190.2M 448 $138 103

Wed Mar 4 #21 $57.6K −7% +26% $190.3M 448 $128 104

Thu Mar 5 #21 $62.2K +8% +13% $190.3M 448 $138 105

Fri Mar 6 $108.4K +74% −19% $190.5M 398 $272 106

Sat Mar 7 $152.9K +41% −27% $190.6M 398 $384 107

Sun Mar 8 $88.7K −42% −33% $190.7M 398 $222 108

Mon Mar 9 $32.0K −64% −37% $190.7M 398 $80 109

Tue Mar 10 $34.0K +6% −45% $190.8M 398 $85 110

Wed Mar 11 $35.2K +4% −39% $190.8M 398 $88 111

Thu Mar 12 $45.1K +28% −28% $190.8M 398 $113 112

Fri Mar 13 $75.8K +68% −30% $190.9M 338 $224 113

Sat Mar 14 $114.5K +51% −25% $191.0M 338 $338 114

Sun Mar 15 $69.5K −39% −22% $191.1M 338 $205 115

Mon Mar 16 $32.5K −53% +1% $191.1M 338 $96 116

Tue Mar 17 $30.2K −7% −11% $191.2M 338 $89 117

Wed Mar 18 $34.9K +15% −1% $191.2M 338 $103 118

Thu Mar 19 $39.8K +14% −12% $191.2M 338 $117 119

Fri Mar 20 $55.3K +39% −27% $191.3M 247 $224 120

Sat Mar 21 $50.7K −8% −56% $191.3M 247 $205 121

Sun Mar 22 $26.8K −47% −61% $191.4M 247 $108 122

Mon Mar 23 $9.2K −66% −72% $191.4M 247 $37 123

Tue Mar 24 $10.5K +15% −65% $191.4M 247 $42 124

Wed Mar 25 $9.2K −13% −74% $191.4M 247 $37 125

Thu Mar 26 $9.7K +6% −76% $191.4M 247 $39 126

Fri Mar 27 $13.0K +33% −77% $191.4M 150 $86 127

Sat Mar 28 $18.2K +41% −64% $191.4M 150 $121 128

Sun Mar 29 $11.2K −38% −58% $191.4M 150 $74 129

Mon Mar 30 $3.7K −67% −60% $191.5M 150 $24 130

Tue Mar 31 $4.0K +9% −62% $191.5M 150 $26 131

Wed Apr 1 $3.8K −6% −59% $191.5M 150 $25 132

Thu Apr 2 $4.5K +19% −54% $191.5M 150 $29 133

Thu Nov 19 #2 $1.3M — $192.8M 2,057 $634 364

Wed Oct 29 #2 $1.5M — $194.3M 1,509 $1,026

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%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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