As Meyer's fame grew, so did the town's Twilighter tourism, especially this past summer leading up to the release of Meyer's fourth and final book in the series, "Breaking Dawn," and "Twilight," the movie version of the first book. "Breaking Dawn" was published in August with an initial print run of 3.2 million. The movie, which wasn't filmed in Forks but at various spots in Oregon and elsewhere in Washington state, will be in theaters Friday. The town of Forks was apparently too small to support such a large production, according to the film's spokeswoman.
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Your next stop: the 'Twilight' zone
Thousands of fans have visited the town where the vampire novels are set. The town is drinking it up.
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This September, more than 1,000 Twilighters came to Forks for Bella, Edward and Jacob look-alike contests and a werewolf dance, among other festivities. And the fans have kept on coming.
"This could be a phenomenon for quite some period of time," said the Chamber's Gurling.
"If the movie's popular and they film 'New Moon,' 'Eclipse' and 'Breaking Dawn,' this could continue for the next several years."
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