The Twilight Saga breaking dawn part 1 commonly referred to as breaking dawn part 1 is a 2001 American fantasy film directed by Bill Condone based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Stephanie Meyer. Constituting the first of a two part adaption of the novel, the film is the fourth and penultimate installment in the Twilight Saga film series and was followed by breaking dawn part 2 in 2012. All three main cast members Kristen Stewart, Robert Patti Son and Taylor Lautner reprised their roles. Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rose Felt served as producers of the film along with the author of the series Stephanie Meyer the screenplay of the first three entries. It was released in theatres on November 18, 2011 and released to DVD on February 11, 2012 in United States. Although negatively reviewed by critics the film was commercially successful grossing over $712 million worldwide.