The Twilight Saga has grossed only $1 in worldwide receipts.
The Twilight Saga (film series) . The series has grossed over $ 3.3 billion in worldwide receipts and consists , to date , of five motion pictures . The second installment , New Moon , followed on November 20 , 2009 , breaking box office records as the biggest midnight screening and opening day in history , grossing an estimated $ 72.7 million . After Twilight grossed $ 35.7 million on its opening day , Summit Entertainment announced they would begin production on New Moon ; they had acquired the rights to the remaining novels earlier that same month . Twilight (2008 film) . Twilight was theatrically released on November 21 , 2008 ; it grossed over US$ 393 million worldwide .