The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon (commonly referred to as New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel "New Moon". It is the second film in "The Twilight Saga" film series and is the sequel to 2008's "Twilight". Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of "Twilight". Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film
The Twilight Saga (film series) and the rest of the wolves form a temporary alliance to destroy her to keep Bella safe. Bella visits Jacob after he gets hurt, but she decides to marry Edward. The film was released theatrically starting on June 30, 2010, and is the first "Twilight" film to be released in IMAX. It set a new record for biggest midnight opening in domestic (United States and Canada) in box office history, grossing an estimated $30 million in over 4,000 theaters. The previous record holder was the previous film in the series, "" with $26.3 million in 3,514 theaters. The film then