Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson’s ECLIPSE to Cross $250m Milestone: Box Office

Directed by David Slade, and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse  earned an estimated $33.4m (a solid $7,475 per theater) at the US/Canada box office this weekend, according to Box Office Mojo.Following a perfectly acceptable 48.5% drop-off rate on its second weekend out, Eclipse was only behind Universal’s Despicable Me, which took in $60.1m

Eclipse already breaks release record

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."Along with midnight screenings, some theaters are scheduling showings at 3 a.m.