After she and Jessica see a movie, Bella approaches some rough-looking bikers outside the theater, much to Jessica's dismay. She refuses, promising to spend more time with her other school friends. Her concerned father, Charlie, wants to send Bella to live with her mother in Jacksonville, Florida. Believing that he and his family are putting her life in danger, Edward ends their relationship, and the Cullens leave Forks.īella is left severely depressed and isolated for months. Edward's foster brother, Jasper, is overwhelmed by the scent of Bella's blood and attempts to attack her but is restrained. While unwrapping a gift, she receives a paper cut. Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Edward's family host a birthday reception for her at their residence. On her eighteenth birthday, Bella Swan awakens from a dream where she is an old woman and Edward Cullen, her immortal vampire boyfriend, is forever young. The film was well received by fans, but received generally negative reviews from critics. As of July 2012, the film has grossed $184,916,451 in North American DVD sales, selling more than 8,835,501 units, four million of which were sold within its first weekend, beating Twilight 's 3.8 million units sold in its first two days. New Moon was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on Mathrough midnight release parties. The film also became the highest-grossing film released by Summit Entertainment, and was the widest independent release, playing in over 4,100 theaters in its theatrical run, until it was surpassed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Furthermore, New Moon opened with the third-highest domestic opening weekend since 2002 grossing a total of $142,839,137.
This led to the highest single-day, domestic gross on an opening day, with $72.7 million, until it was beaten in 2011 by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which made $91.1 million, by nearly $20 million. The film was released on Novemin most countries, and set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight screening, grossing $26.3 million, which was superseded by its sequel, Eclipse. įilming began in Vancouver in late March 2009, and in Montepulciano, Italy in late May 2009. Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film script during the opening weekend of Twilight, returned as screenwriter for New Moon as well. 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. Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of Twilight.
It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight. 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.