Following the success of "Twilight", Summit greenlit a film adaptation of the sequel, "". Each novel adaptation was headed by a different director, chosen by Summit in order to provide each film a different atmosphere already existent in the novels. Chris Weitz directed "New Moon", which was released on November 20, 2009. On opening night, "New Moon" broke the record for the highest single-day domestic gross on opening day which had previously been set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Despite its commercial success, the film received poor reviews; Roger Ebert criticized the slow pace of the film and Tim Robey of "The Telegraph" similarly said, "the movie gives us all the requiste looks of tortured longing, and not a lot else". Directed by David Slade, "," an adaptation of the third book in the series, was released on June 30, 2010. An article from "The Guardian" reported that it was the best film of the series according to critical consensus for being more "cinematic" and striking a better balance between romance and the supernatural. However, an article from "The Telegraph", rebutted "The Guardian" claim, arguing that "Twilight" remined the best film in the series due to the "entirely straight-faced contrast between the forces of eternal darkness and the rigors of high school". Having already obtained the rights to "Breaking Dawn", Summit approved a two-part adaptation.