The first Twilight movie came out in theaters on November 21, 2008 in the United States.

If you were actually asking about the original Twilight book , that was first published in 2005.

So in fandom time: book in 2005, movie in 2008, and the rest of the saga followed almost every year after that.

TL;DR:

  • Twilight book release: 2005.
  • Twilight movie theatrical release (US): November 21, 2008.

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