As Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson has helped the “Twilight” franchise rack up billions at the global box-office. And, his fervent following of fans have propelled his non-vampire flicks to commercial hits. But, his fellow castmembers, including ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart, haven’t been so fortunate. As Pattinson hits theaters in David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis,” take a look at how he and his “Twilight” co-stars have fared in films not about vampires and werewolves.
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Despite its controversial ending and poor reviews, Pattinson’s “Remember Me” grossed $55 million around the world on a $16 million budget.
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Pattinson’s on-screen love interest (and former off-screen girlfriend), Kristen Stewart hasn’t had the same sort of draw, with many of her non-“Twilight” films failing to break even in theaters.
Her latest movie, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” was her biggest non-“Twilight” hit, grossing $389 million worldwide on a $170 million budget.
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In 2010, Stewart starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Welcome to the Rileys,” which only made $317,000 worldwide.
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Earlier that year, Stewart played a runaway who meets up with another teenager and William Hurt’s ex-convict character as he returns home to his ex-wife in “The Yellow Handkerchief.” The film was fairly well reviewed, but it only managed to rack up $318,600 in ticket sales, falling far short of recouping its $15.5 million budget.
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2011’s “Abduction” gave Taylor Lautner his first starring role outside of the “Twilight” franchise. Lautner has a handful of starring roles coming up and his own production company, but “Abduction” initially wasn’t as big of a hit as Lionsgate hoped, with the studio telling investors it expected to lose money on the $35 million film, which made $82 million worldwide.
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Lautner previously took a break from playing Jacob Black to portray a love-struck teenager alongside former girlfriend Taylor Swift in the ensemble romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day.” That film, bolstered by its star-studded cast — including Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx, took in $213 million in global ticket sales on a $52 million budget.
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Kendrick also played Michael Cera’s character’s sister in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” The $60 million film, based on a series of graphic novels, in which Cera’s character has to defeat the girl of his dreams’ evil exes in order to win her heart, developed an enthusiastic fanbase but only mustered up $44 million at the global box office.
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More recently, Kendrick co-starred in the critically-acclaimed cancer dramedy “50/50.” With its modest $8 million budget, the movie’s likely made a tidy profit with its $33 million gross, solely based on US ticket sales. Odds are “50/50” turned out to be a nice hit for Kendrick and its studio Summit, the same studio behind the “Twilight” films.
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