Twilight (2008 film) Twilight (2008 film) Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in "The Twilight Saga" film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan (a teenage girl) and Edward Cullen (a vampire), and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires. The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation
The Twilight Saga (film series) "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the ninth-highest opening weekend in domestic history with $142,839,137. The film also has the sixth highest worldwide opening weekend with $274.9 million total. While "The Twilight Saga" has been successful at the box office, critical reception of the films was mixed, and declined as the series continued. "New York Press" critic Armond White called "Twilight" "a genuine pop classic", and praised Hardwicke for turning "Meyer's book series into a Brontë-esque vision". "USA Today" gave the film two out of four stars and Claudia Puig wrote: "Meyer is said to have been involved in the