Taglines: It all begins… With a choice.
In The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third chapter in Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful series, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and her friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
While most of her high school friends are receiving college acceptances and sending graduation announcements, Bella is making a decision so she can be with her love Edward always. But, she is struggling with Edward’s compromise (that she marry him before he agrees to be the one to change her into a vampire) and the consequences that these choices will bring to herself, her family, and her friends.
Meanwhile… a war is coming. By playing with the blind spots in the Cullen Family’s mystical gifts, an unexplained force has created a Newborn Army – made up of the newly turned vampires whose strength, viciousness, and uncontrollable blood-lust is at its greatest in the first months of supernatural life. Are they a tool of Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) in her single-minded pursuit of vengeance, or of the all-powerful Volturi, making sure that Bella follows through on her intention to become immortal?
As the Newborn Army, led by the pawn Riley (Xavier Samuel), makes its way towards Forks and the Quileute lands, the Cullens and Wolf Pack must choose to put aside their instinctual conflict and form an alliance to protect Bella and their community from a larger threat. As they prepare for battle, Bella learns more about the secret history of the Quileute tribe, the growing Wolf Pack, and the origins of Jasper and Rosalie. This knowledge will help her understand the bonds formed by the wolves, recognize her love for Jacob Black, and contribute to the protection of those she loves.
With more of the action, love, friendship, jealousy, and passion that made Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon smash hits worldwide, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is a revenge-fueled, romantic continuation of the internationally popular vampire story. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series, the novels and films constitute a full-blown cultural phenomenon with a dedicated fan base that eagerly awaits each installment.
In less than five years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The translation rights for her four Twilight novels have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 100 million copies have been sold worldwide. Her books have been on the bestseller list for over 142 weeks, and counting.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2007 novel Eclipse. It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008’s Twilight and 2009’s New Moon. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009. Directed by David Slade, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returned as screenwriter.[6] Filming began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios, and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month.[8] Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her.
The film opened overseas with $16.2 million, beating records set by the film’s predecessor in Russia with an estimated $3.9 million (since surpassed by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which earned $5 million), in Italy with an estimated $3.1 million, in the Philippines grossing $1.2 million, and in Belgium, where it grossed an estimated $1.1 million. It is the third-best opening day ever in Italy; in the Philippines, Eclipse topped Spider-Man 3 for the best opening day ever, and was the highest opening day ever in Belgium. In three days, Eclipse topped the box office with $121.3 million and during its first weekend, it earned $71.3 million.
Overseas in its second weekend, the film grossed $70.6 million from 9,440 screens in 63 markets, a 1% drop from its first weekend. The film opened in the United Kingdom at #1, grossing $20.7 million from 523 locations (including previews), the market’s biggest opening of 2010 (until Toy Story 3 surpassed it) and about $1.7 million more than New Moon grossed in its opening weekend in November 2009. The film also debuted at #1 in France, grossing $13.3 million, marking the third-largest opening in the country for a 2010 film (behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1’s $20.7 million and Alice in Wonderland’s $15.4 million). The film opened at number one in South Korea with $4.9 million.
The film ended its box-office run in the U.S. and Canada on October 21, 2010 having grossed $300,531,751, surpassing its predecessor New Moon, which grossed $296,623,634 a few months prior, to become the highest-grossing film of the franchise and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, werewolf, and vampire movie of all time at the American and Canadian box office.
It is the fourth movie of 2010 to reach $300 million and ranks 46th on the all-time chart in the United States and Canada. Compared to its predecessor overseas, it has grossed $393,047,815 against New Moon’s $413,203,156. Therefore, internationally, Eclipse remains the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise with $693,579,566 against New Moon’s $709,826,790. Eclipse’s highest-grossing markets outside North America are the UK, Ireland, and Malta ($45,709,785), Germany ($33,087,955), France and the Maghreb region ($32,987,421), Italy ($19,984,000), Brazil ($30,499,010), and Australia ($28,566,737).
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Directed by: David Slade
Starring by: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Sarah Clarke, Paul Jarrett, Bryce Dallas Howard
Screenplay: Melissa Rosenberg
Production Design by: Paul D. Austerberry
Cinematography by: Javier Aguirresarobe
Film Editing by: Art Jones, Nancy Richardson
Costume Design by: Tish Monaghan
Set Decoration by: Shannon Gottlieb, Rose Marie McSherry
Art Direction by: Nate Fredenburg, Jeremy Stanbridge
Music by: Howard Shore
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some sensuality.
Distributed by: Summit Entertainment
Release Date: June 30, 2010
