The Twilight Saga: New Moon (or simply as New Moon) is the
second film in The Twilight Saga film series followed the 2008's Twilight. This
2009 American romantic fantasy film is based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel
New Moon and directed by Chris Weitz. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and
Taylor Lautner are reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob
Black. The film was theatrically released on November 20, 2009 in most
countries, and set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight
screening, grossing $26.3 million. The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened with the
third highest domestic opening weekend since 2002 grossing a total of
$142,839,137. It 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. Although critical reception was not favorable, the film was well
received by fans.
New Moon DVD and Blu-ray Discs were released on March 20,
2010 through midnight release parties. The discs include an audio commentary by
director Chris Weitz and editor Peter Lambert, a behind the scenes documentary,
and music videos. Furthermore, there is Ultimate Fan Edition DVD which includes
a 7-minute first look at the sequel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. As of July
2012, New Moon DVD got $184,916,451 sales in North American, sold more than 8.8
million units, 4 million of which were sold within its first weekend.
