Thursday, July 1, 2010

Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse-Early release sets sales record.




The Twilight Saga: Eclipse-make historical opening of all time.

The latest "Twilight" movie already has one record under its belt as it opens with the widest domestic release in boxoffice history.

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" was booked in a record 4,416 theaters for its debut Wednesday. That beats the previous record of 4,380 theaters set less than two months ago by "Iron Man 2"-according to The Hollywood Reporter.


Along with midnight screenings, some theaters are scheduling showings at 3 a.m. to meet demand as fans line up for the movie.


The second installment in the vampire-romance franchise, last November's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," leads the boxoffice charts for best opening day with $72.7 million. The movie's opening weekend of $142.8 million is No. 3 on the all-time chart.'Eclipse' already breaks release record 'Twilight' film to open with widest domestic release in history.


Eclipse is expected to haul in more than $150 million through this holiday weekend, playing in an unprecedented 4,416 theaters.


Directed by-David Slade
Produced by-Wyck Godfrey,Karen Rosenfelt
Written by-Melissa Rosenberg
(Screenplay)
Stephenie Meyer
(Novel)
Main cast-
Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan

Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black




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