By Ben Blanchet
Catherine HardwickeTwilight聽director Catherine Hardwicke recalled receiving a 鈥渕ini cupcake鈥 from the studio after the vampire romance film鈥檚 massive success, which paved the way for multiple hit sequels at the box office.
Catherine聽recently told The Guardian聽that she entered the offices of Summit Entertainment 鈥 the film鈥檚 distributor 鈥 and walked into a room 鈥渨ith all these gifts鈥 where 鈥渆verybody was congratulating the studio鈥 before she received a box, which she opened up to reveal the small treat.
The filmmaker 鈥 whose 2008 film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer鈥檚 novel grossed $408.5 million worldwide on a $37 million budget 鈥 claimed her male counterparts elsewhere would receive cars, three-picture deals or get to do 鈥渂asically whatever鈥 they want after achieving such a box office feat.
However, Catherine 鈥 who once declared that she 鈥渄efinitely wasn鈥檛 treated like men鈥 and directed a blockbuster that became a film franchise 鈥 claimed that she began to notice gender disparity in Hollywood after her earl