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Then there was Iron & Wine’s cover of “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” during the prom scene. That moment—Bella and Edward slow-dancing in a gym decorated with crepe paper—encapsulated the film’s thesis: that mundane high school life could be transformed into epic mythology through the lens of love.

None of that mattered. The film opened to $69.6 million in its first weekend, a massive sum for a non-franchise, female-driven romance. It finished with over $393 million worldwide against a $37 million budget. twilight -2008-

The series also paved the way for other young adult book-to-film adaptations, such as "The Hunger Games" and "Divergent," which have become incredibly popular in recent years. Then there was Iron & Wine’s cover of

The supporting cast, including Billy Burke (Charlie Swan), Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale), and Elizabeth Reaser (Esme Cullen), among others, added depth and complexity to the story. The film opened to $69