As of July 2012, the film has grossed $184.9 million in North American DVD sales, selling more than 8.8 million 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 March 20, 2010. The film also became the widest independent release, playing in 4,024 theaters, until it was surpassed by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

This led to the highest single-day domestic gross on an opening day, with $72.7 million, until it was beaten by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). It set domestic box office records as the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada, grossing $26.3 million, which was superseded by its sequel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. The film grossed $711 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2009. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who criticized its story, Weitz' direction, its darker tone, and Lautner's performance, but praised its visual effects, Pattinson's performance, pacing and Desplat's musical score. The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiered in Los Angeles on November 16, 2009, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 20, by Summit Entertainment. Principal photography began on March 23, 2009, in Vancouver, Canada, and ended in Montepulciano, Italy on May 29. Summit Entertainment announced it had greenlit the film on November 22, 2008, following the early success of Twilight.

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. The sequel to Twilight (2008), it is the second installment in The Twilight Saga film series. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (or simply New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film directed by Chris Weitz from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the 2006 novel New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.

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