Disc Backup: Backup the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

On November 18, 2011, the fourth installment in The Twilight Saga series The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (or simply as Breaking Dawn – Part 1) was released. All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprised their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. This 2011 American romantic fantasy film was directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn and re-written by Stephenie Meyer and Melissa Rosenberg.

Since its first theatrically release, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 grossed $281,287,133 in North America and $430,884,723 in other countries, bringing its worldwide total to $712,171,856. It earned a franchise-best $291.0 million on its worldwide opening weekend, marking the 10th largest worldwide opening of all time. It ranks as the 4th highest-grossing film of 2011 worldwide and the highest grossing film of the franchise. Furthermore, it reached $500 million worldwide in 12 days, record time for the franchise. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is also currently the 50th highest-grossing film of all time.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 DVD and Blu-ray Discs were released on February 11, 2012 by Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment. Both editions include bonus features such as Bella and Edward's wedding video, fast-forwarding to favorite scenes, audio commentary with director Bill Condon, and a 6-part "Making Of" documentary. Since 2012.07.15, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn DVD had grossed $94,845,346 and sold more than 5,234,876 units In North American. On March 2, 2013, an "extended version" was released which includes an additional seven minutes of footage, making the film 124 minutes, eight additional scenes, two missing scenes, and three alternate scenes.

Part 1: Why Backup the Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1

1: The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Awards

Won ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2012 Top Box Office Films
Won Kids' Choice Awards, USA 2012 Favorite Movie Actress (Kristen Stewart)
Won Kids' Choice Awards, USA 2012 Favorite Butt Kicker (Taylor Lautner)
Won MTV Movie Awards 2012 Best Movie
Won MTV Movie Awards 2012 Best Kiss (Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson)
Won Teen Choice Awards 2012 Choice Movie Actress: Romance - Kristen Stewart
Won Teen Choice Awards 2012 Choice Movie Actress: Female Scene Stealer - Ashley Greene
Won Teen Choice Awards 2012 Choice Movie: Romance

2: The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1 Reviews

This penultimate "Twilight" film is the best in the series so far. It's languorous, romantic, moody, and, in the end, horrifying. - Bruce Diones from New Yorker
Color us stoked that a Twilight movie even strays into evil-fetus territory. - Joshua Rothkopf from Time Out New York
Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and the upcoming Part 2 were both directed by Dreamgirls' Bill Condon, who keeps the lunacy moving apace. - Amy Biancolli from Houston Chronicle
One is also grateful for the film's finale... which is genuinely brilliant. There, I said it. - Glenn Kenny from MSN Movies
The latest and best of the movies about a girl, her vampire and their impossible, ridiculously appealing - yes, I surrendered - love story. - Manohla Dargis from New York Times
This one draws you close and keeps you there - and, for those of us who haven't read Stephenie Meyer's novel, delivers some surprising turns of plot. - Rene Rodriguez from Miami Herald
The series is finding momentum as it nears its finale. - Scott Bowles from USA Today