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Never-Seen-Before Footage Featured on Target`s Exclusive DVD and Blu-Ray of Summit Entertainment`s "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2"

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Pre-order available today at Target.com
MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
TargetĀ® Corp. (NYSE:TGT) is partnering with Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), a diversified
global entertainment company, to celebrate the fifth and final film of the
international blockbuster "Twilight" series with an exclusive three-disc deluxe
edition DVD and exclusive two-disc deluxe edition Blu-Ray. Available only at
Target stores on March 2 and for preorder at Target.com now, the exclusive
Target version features more than 50 minutes of never-seen-before bonus content
giving Twilight fans a new way to experience the saga. Fans will receive an
exclusive special edition poster free with pre-order at Target.com.

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Fans will receive this exclusive special edition poster free with pre-order at
Target.com. (Photo: Business Wire)

The bonus content explores the vampires` special powers, gives viewers an inside
look at being Charlie Swan with actor Billy Burke and features interviews with
cast members, filmmakers and author Stephenie Meyer. The bonus content also
contains previously unreleased footage from the black carpet at the theatrical
world premiere and a behind-the-scenes look at the Twilight stars' visit to
Comic-Con International 2012. 

"The `Twilight` franchise has some of the most devoted fans in the world. We`re
honored to bring Target guests exciting content from the final film that they
cannot see anywhere else," said Anne Stanchfield, divisional merchandise manager
of entertainment, Target. "The dynamic bonus features found only at Target give
Twilight fans a new way to experience the saga as the franchise comes to a
close." 

"We`re thrilled to partner with Target to offer this exclusive extra content to
the loyal fans of the franchise," said Lionsgate Executive Vice President of
Home Entertainment Anne Parducci. "These special features will let eager fans
immerse themselves even further into the world of Bella and Edward, marking the
release of this final film as an unforgettable event." 

ABOUT TARGET:

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) serves guests at 1,782 stores
across the United States and at Target.com. The company plans to open its first
stores in Canada in 2013. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit
through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $4
million a week. For more information about Target`s commitment to corporate
responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood. 

For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom. 

ABOUT LIONSGATE:

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and
diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television
programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital
distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales.
The Company`s feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as
the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, the 13th
highest-grossing domestic box office release of all time, The Twilight Saga
Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Possession, Sinister, The
Expendables 2, Cabin in the Woods, Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection and
Arbitrage. Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box
office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates, and the Company
handles a prestigious library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and
television titles. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring,
quality entertainment in markets around the world.

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Target Public Relations
Erica Julkowski, 612-761-6641
or
Target Media Hotline, 612-696-3400 

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