It was announced today that 5 million copies of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 DVD/Blu-ray have been sold!

Steve Nickerson, President of Summit Home Entertainment, commented on the impressive sales:

“The sales to date of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 are a testament to The Twilight Saga fans’ commitment to and passion for the stories created by Stephenie Meyer. We are pleased that we could bring this film to the fans at this time of year, especially given the storyline, with the romance of the wedding and honeymoon.”

Summit’s press release also notes how Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is stacking up against past Twilight films:

DVD sales for the film, which became available at retail on February 11th, are approximately 13% ahead of sales of the third film in the franchise, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, at the same point in its release. Digital sales of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 are also strong with over 74,000 electronic sell through transactions (53% ahead of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE at the same time) and over 175,000 video on demand transactions (162% ahead of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE at the same time).

Have you purchased your copy yet?