Blockbuster young adult franchise films Twilight Saga and Hunger Games have pushed Vancouver-based Lionsgate has the $1 billion domestic box office for the calendar year.

In revealing the news Monday, Lionsgate asserted it is the first non-major Hollywood studio to achieve the feat.

It added that it expects to crest the $1 billion box office mark internationally and $2 billion globally in the next two weeks on the back of the rollout of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 pulled in a weekend of $340.9 million at the worldwide box office, outpacing the best previous Twilight installment by approximately 40% to date. It achieved the best opening weekend worldwide of the entire franchise.

The Hunger Games, released earlier this year, grossed $408 million at the domestic box office.

A total of eight of its North American theatrical releases in 2012 have grossed more than $40 million at the box office, it adds. Meanwhile, Lionsgate says its drama The Impossible is to open in North America on Dec. 21. It has already been released in Spain, where it has taken in nearly $50 million.

In the Monday announcement Lionsgate further broke down the Breaking Dawn Part 2 global box office results. In Latin America the film delivered $43 million in its first five days and was 57% ahead of the opening of part one of Breaking Dawn. Lionsgate distributes in Latin America through its recently expanded joint venture partnership with IDC.

Meanwhile in France it pulled in $16.4 million, achieving a best opening of the year for the country. In Spain it secured the top-grossing three-day opening weekend of all time.

In the U.K. it pulled in $23.4 million on the weekend, up 10% from Part 1. And in Russia and the other CIS nations, it set a new franchise record with an opening weekend of $20.3 million.