Twilight Saga's Most Iconic Movie Was Also Its Biggest Box Office Flop
This movie is undeservedly ranked at the bottom of the franchise's box office.
2008 saw the release of the first movie in the world-famous Twilight saga – an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's series of novels of the same name about vampires, werewolves and humans.
The movies immediately received thousands of angry reviews and soon became a meme, but that did not stop them from breaking box office records around the world.
However, the movie that most fans consider a cult classic and the best of the series undeservedly received the lowest box office gross – a modest $407 million.
The first installment was filmed by Catherine Hardwicke and she captured the atmosphere of Twilight the best. The movie is painted in cold blue tones, what emphasizes the mood of a bored Bella languishing in a rainy town.
Another thing is the local forests. The greenery is eye-catching and soothing, while the mist between the trees adds to the mystical landscape.
No wonder that the most important romantic scenes between the characters take place there.
During his declaration of love, Edward refers to Bella as a "personal brand of heroin," which is both ridiculous and brilliant. The baseball scene, in which the Cullen family gathers in the woods for a game, has also become iconic.
Set to the song Supermassive Black Hole by Muse, the vampires race across the field at the speed of sound, making incredible pitches and knocking each other into the air.
However, each subsequent movie is noticeably worse than the previous one. Critics wrote about it and even the most devoted fans repeated it.
Summit Entertainment was unable to come to an agreement with Hardwicke because they wanted the sequel to be shot as soon as possible.
The company wanted the new installment to be released within a year. The director was not satisfied with such harsh conditions.
The following parts of Twilight lost their charm: the dialogues became flat, there were almost no remarkable directing techniques left and the story itself got worse and worse with every next installment.
It was recently announced that Lionsgate Television is developing a Twilight series. The show is still in development: the platform on which it will be broadcast is not yet known, and the filming dates have not yet been announced.
It is expected that the author of the books Stephenie Meyer will participate in the work on the project.