New Moon was the second installment of the Twilight Saga.
New Moon is a romantic fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer , and is the second novel in the Twilight series . The Twilight Saga: Eclipse . It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series , following 2008 's Twilight and 2009 's New Moon . The Twilight Saga (film series) . 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 .