Eclipse Sets First Record

Just before the third installment of the Twilight series will be shown in theaters, it made a record event. The movie proves to be critic proof, much like the past two Twilight movies. The reviews have come out, and the good side is that they were not as bad as Twilight and New Moon received, which saying there were less than favorable would be an understatement. But still, it didn’t matter as Twihards packed theaters and earned the two movies more than $1 billion at the box office. Not minding the fact that both movies have relatively small budgets, compared to other tentpole movies, in which $100 million production budget is considered a minimum, without counting the promotional expenses.

And now here comes Eclipse. Given how much the hype was given to the big screen adaptation of the best-selling third entry of Twilight novels by American author Stephenie Meyer, it is expected to be a huge hit at the box –office. And it is most likely so. The film has now set a record for having the biggest opening release in domestic history. Eclipse will be shown in 4,416 theaters throughout North America, surpassing the record set by Iron Man 2 last May. The Marvel Comics character movie adaptation and a sequel to 2008’s Iron Man, which starred Oscar winner Robert Downey, Jr., was released in 4,380 venues.

But will it surpass the records made by New Moon, like having the biggest midnight opening, and the biggest single-day opening in domestic history? It also the third highest opening weekend, and is placed 37^th for the highest grossing of all time, without inflation.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse stars  Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner, and directed by David Slade. You might want to Watch Eclipse online.