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{{Infobox film
| name = The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
| image = Eclipse Theatrical One-Sheet.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster<ref name="poster2" />
| alt = <!-- [[WP:ALT]] description needed -->
| director = [[David Slade]]
| producer = Wyck Godfrey<br />Karen Rosenfelt
| screenplay = [[Melissa Rosenberg]]
| based on = novel [[Eclipse (Meyer novel)|''Eclipse'']] by<br />[[Stephenie Meyer]]
| starring = [[Kristen Stewart]]<br />[[Robert Pattinson]]<br />[[Taylor Lautner]]<br />[[Bryce Dallas Howard]]<br />[[Billy Burke (actor)|Billy Burke]]<br />[[Dakota Fanning]] <!-- As on film poster -->
| music = [[Howard Shore]]
| cinematography = [[Javier Aguirresarobe]]
| editing = Nancy Richardson<ref>{{cite web |author= Nicole Sperling |title=Summit replaces editor on 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' |url= http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/03/02/summit-replaces-editor-on-the-twilight-saga-eclipse/ |work= [[Entertainment Weekly]] | publisher = |date=2010-03-02 |accessdate= 2010-03-02 }}</ref><br />Art Jones
| distributor = [[Summit Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|2010|6|6|[[Los Angeles]] premiere|2010|6|30|United States}}
| runtime = 124 minutes<ref name="Tickets" />
| country = {{Film US}}
| language = English
| budget = $68 million<ref name="Mojo">{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=eclipse.htm | title= The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) | work= [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] |date= |accessdate=2010-07-12}}</ref>
| gross =$698,491,347<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref>
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'''''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''''', commonly referred to as '''''Eclipse''''', is a 2010 American romantic [[vampire film]] based on [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s 2007 novel, [[Eclipse (Meyer novel)|''Eclipse'']]. It is the third installment of [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|''The Twilight Saga'' film series]], following 2008's ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'' and 2009's ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|New Moon]]''. [[Summit Entertainment]] [[Greenlight|greenlit]] the film in February 2009.<ref name="Rich" /> 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.<ref name="Summit">{{cite press release |title= Summit Entertainment Starts Production on ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' |publisher=[[Summit Entertainment]] |date=2009-08-18 |url= http://www.summit-ent.com/news.php?news_id=122 |accessdate=2009-08-18 }}</ref> [[Melissa Rosenberg]], who penned the scripts for both ''Twilight'' and ''New Moon'', returned as screenwriter.<ref>{{cite news | author=Dave McNary | title=Third 'Twilight' film finds director | url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001128.html | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=2009-03-11 | accessdate=2009-03-12 }}</ref>
What ever you do, don't see this movie.
Filming began on August 17, 2009, at [[Vancouver Film Studios]],<ref name="filming">{{cite web |author= Adam Rosenberg |title='The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Shoot Dates Revealed! |url= http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/06/30/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-shoot-dates-revealed/ |publisher= [[Viacom]] | work = MTV |date=2009-06-30 |accessdate= 2009-07-05 }}</ref> and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month.<ref name="wrapfilm">{{cite web |author=Debi Moore |title=Eclipse Wrapped, a Trio of New Moon Stills & Wallpaper, Twilight Returning to Theatres |url= http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34275/eclipse-wrapped-a-trio-new-moon-stills-wallpaper-twilight-returning-theatres |publisher=Dread Central Media, LLC |work=Dread Central |date=2009-10-29 |accessdate=2009-10-29 }}</ref> [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] was cast as [[Victoria (Twilight)|Victoria]], replacing [[Rachelle Lefevre]] who previously played her.

The film was released worldwide on June 30, 2010 in theatres, and became the first ''Twilight'' film to be released in [[IMAX]].<ref name="Rich">{{cite news | author= Joshua Rich | title= 'Twilight': Third film in series, 'Eclipse,' set for June 2010 | url= http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/02/twilight-eclips.html | publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=2009-02-20 | accessdate=2009-02-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Dave McNary |title= 'Eclipse' sets IMAX release |url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012456.html |publisher= Variety |date= 2009-12-09 |accessdate= 2009-12-31 }}</ref> Despite the film's mixed reception from critics, it held the record for biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada in [[box office]] history, grossing an estimated $30 million,<ref name="Midnight" /> until it was surpassed by ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' in 2011.<ref name="Midnight">{{cite web |url= http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11055873 |title= "Eclipse" Takes $30 Million Bite From Midnight Box Office |publisher= ABC News |date= 2010-06-30 |accessdate= 2010-06-30}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywood.com/news/Record_Breaking_Midnight_Screenings_of_Harry_Potter_7_Pt_2/7817823 'Record Breaking Midnight Screenings of 'Harry Potter 7 Pt. 2']</ref> The film then scored the biggest Wednesday opening in the United States and Canada history with $68,533,840 beating ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'s'' $62 million.<ref name="Opening Day">{{cite web | url = http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Twilight-Eclipse-68-Million-Opening-Day-is-Second-Best-All-Time/7056 | title = Twilight Eclipse $68 Million Opening Day is Second Best All-Time }}</ref> ''Eclipse'' has also become the film with the widest independent release, playing in over 4,416 theaters, surpassing its predecessor, ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', which held the record since November 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/widestindie.htm?page=WIDESTINDY&p=.htm |title=Widest Independent Releases at the Box Office |work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] |accessdate= 2010-06-15}}</ref>

==Plot==
[[Riley (Twilight)|Riley Biers]] ([[Xavier Samuel]]) is attacked and bitten by [[Victoria (Twilight)|Victoria]] ([[Bryce Dallas Howard]]), in order to begin creating an army of newborns set to destroy [[Bella Swan]] ([[Kristen Stewart]]). Back in Forks, [[Edward Cullen]] ([[Robert Pattinson]]) and Bella discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. At 18 years old, one year older than the age Edward was when he became a vampire, Bella expresses her aversion to the idea of marrying so young, though Edward refuses to turn her until they are married and she's had various human experiences she would otherwise miss. While [[Charlie Swan (Twilight)|Charlie Swan]] ([[Billy Burke (actor)|Billy Burke]]) investigates the disappearance of Riley Biers, Edward suspects his disappearance was caused by the newborn vampires. Furthering his suspicions is the intrusion of Riley into Bella's room.

Although Edward fears for her safety, Bella insists that [[Jacob Black]] ([[Taylor Lautner]]) and the rest of the [[werewolf]] pack would never harm her, but Edward is still not convinced. Bella goes to La Push to see Jacob, and returns home unharmed. During one of her visits, Jacob confesses that he is in love with Bella, and forcefully kisses her. Mad, she punches him and breaks her hand, and Edward later threatens to break Jacob's jaw. Bella even revokes the invitations of Jacob and his pack members to her graduation party, but when Jacob apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him.

Meanwhile, [[Alice Cullen (Twilight character)|Alice]] ([[Ashley Greene]]) sees a vision that the newborn army is attacking Forks led by Riley Biers. Jacob, accompanied by [[Quil Ateara|Quil]] ([[Tyson Houseman]]) and [[Embry Call|Embry]] ([[Kiowa Gordon]]) overhear this, which leads to an alliance between the Cullens and Wolf pack. Later, the Cullens and the wolves agree to a meeting place and time to train and discuss strategy. During the training [[List of Twilight characters#Jasper|Jasper]] ([[Jackson Rathbone]]) explains to Bella that he was created by a vampire named Maria to control a newborn army. He hated his original existence and upon meeting Alice, joined the Cullens with her. Bella sees the true bond between a mated vampire pair and begins to understand Jasper better. Despite her reluctance to marry, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else and agrees to marry him. Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains to hide Bella from the bloodthirsty newborns. During the night, Bella overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily put aside their hatred towards each other. In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and becomes very upset. Before he can run off to get himself killed in the fight with the newborns, Bella desperately asks him to kiss her, and she realizes that she has fallen in love with him. Edward finds out about the kiss but is not angry, as Bella says she loves him more than Jacob.

Victoria eventually finds Bella's hiding spot, and Edward kills her while Seth kills her partner Riley. The Cullens and the Quileute wolves, meanwhile, destroy her "army", though Jacob is injured saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn. Several members of the Volturi arrive to deal with the newborn army. They also see that the Cullens are guarding the newborn, [[The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner|Bree Tanner]] ([[Jodelle Ferland]]), who had refused to fight and surrendered to Carlisle. Jane ([[Dakota Fanning]]) tortures Bree to get information, then instructs Felix to kill her, despite the Cullens' efforts to spare her. When Jane notes that Caius will find it interesting that Bella is still human, Bella informs her that the date for her transformation has been set. Bella visits the injured Jacob to tell him that even though she is in love with him, she has chosen to be with Edward. Saddened by her choice, Jacob reluctantly agrees to stop trying to come between her and Edward.

Bella and Edward go to their meadow, where she tells him she has decided to do things his way: get married, make love, then be transformed into a vampire. She also explains that she never has been normal and never will be; she's felt out of place her entire life, but when she is in Edward's world she feels stronger and complete. At the end of the story they then decide they need to tell Charlie about their engagement.

==Cast==
{{See also|List of Twilight films cast members}}
;Main cast
* [[Kristen Stewart]] as [[Bella Swan]], who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35084/first-official-still-released-the-twilight-saga-eclipse First Official Still Released from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]</ref>
* [[Robert Pattinson]] as [[Edward Cullen]], Bella's vampire boyfriend who is capable of reading minds, except for Bella's. In ''New Moon'', Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18481 A Super-Lame Romantic Look at 'The Twilight: Saga Eclipse']</ref>
* [[Taylor Lautner]] as [[Jacob Black]],<ref name="Summit" /> a werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in ''New Moon''. Now, Edward has returned to Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is a better choice for her.

;Supporting characters
* [[Peter Facinelli]] as [[Carlisle Cullen]], a compassionate doctor who acts as a father figure to the Cullen coven. He is the one that created the Cullen family except for Alice and Jasper.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Larry|title=Peter Facinelli Excited To Play Carlisle Cullen Again In 'New Moon'|work=MTV|publisher= [[Viacom]] |date=2008-11-26|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1600318/story.jhtml|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Reaser]] as [[Esme Cullen]], a loving mother figure of the Cullen coven.<ref name="Reaser">{{cite web|title=Meet The Cast Of "New Moon"|work=MTV|publisher= [[Viacom]] |date=2009-03-25|url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/meet-the-cast-of-new-moon/1607683/3696202/photo.jhtml|accessdate=2009-03-28}}</ref><ref name="Family">{{cite web |last= Carroll |first= Larry |title= 'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan|work= MTV|publisher= [[Viacom]] |date= 2008-02-19|url= http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1581728/20080215/story.jhtml |accessdate= 2009-03-26}}</ref>
* [[Ashley Greene]] as [[Alice Cullen (Twilight)|Alice Cullen]], a member of the Cullen family who can see "subjective" visions of the future and who is close friends with Bella.<ref name="Greene">{{cite web | last=Trevorrow | first=Jennifer | title=Exclusive: Ashley Greene Dishes On Twilight Sequel New Moon | work= Entertainment Wise | publisher=GiENT | date=2009-03-30 | url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/47797/ashley-greene-dishes-on-twilight-sequel-new-moon | accessdate=2009-03-30 }}</ref>
* [[Kellan Lutz]] as [[Emmett Cullen]], the strongest member of the Cullen family, and provides comic relief.<ref name="Lutz">{{cite web |last= Carroll |first= Larry |title= 'Twilight' Star Kellan Lutz Looks Forward To Emmett's 'New Moon' One-Liners |work= MTV |publisher= [[Viacom]] |date= 2008-12-09|url= http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1600945/20081208/story.jhtml |accessdate= 2009-03-30}}</ref>
* [[Nikki Reed]] as [[Rosalie Hale]], who was raped by her fiancé and left to die before she became a vampire. She also feels that Bella is making a mistake for choosing to live the life of a vampire before she could live a full human life.<ref name="Reed">{{cite web | last=Carroll | first=Larry | title=Nikki Reed Has To Pretend To Hate BFF Kristen Stewart In 'New Moon' | work=MTV | publisher= [[Viacom]] | date=2009-03-26 | url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1607925/story.jhtml | accessdate=2009-03-30 }}</ref>
* [[Jackson Rathbone]] as [[Jasper Hale]], a civil war fighter who was turned into a vampire to train newborns. He's also a member of the Cullen coven who trains his family to fight newborn vampires and can feel/control/manipulate emotions.<ref name="Rathbone">{{cite web | last=Carroll | first= Larry | title= Jackson Rathbone Dives Into 'Jasper's Backstory' For 'Eclipse' | work=MTV | publisher=MTV Networks | date=2009-09-01 | url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1620561/story.jhtml | accessdate=2009-09-01 }}</ref>
* [[Billy Burke (actor)|Billy Burke]] as [[Charlie Swan (Twilight)|Charlie Swan]], Bella's father and Forks' Chief of Police. Burke admits he has not read the ''Twilight'' books, saying, "We can't make the book, we're making the movie", and that he works from the scripts.<ref>{{cite web | author = Brogen Hayes| title = Twilight Eclipse - Interview with Billy Burke (Charlie Swan)| url = http://www.movies.ie/interviews/Twilight_Eclipse__Interview_with_Billy_Burke_Charlie_Swan | work = Movies.ie}}</ref>
* [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] as [[Victoria (Twilight)|Victoria]], a vampire who wants to kill Bella to avenge her mate, James, whom Edward killed in the first Twilight film.
* [[Dakota Fanning]] as Jane, loyal servant to the [[Volturi]].
* [[Cameron Bright]] as Alec, Jane's Twin, loyal servant to the [[Volturi]].
* [[Xavier Samuel]] as [[Riley (Twilight)|Riley Biers]], the one Victoria changed to help her form an army of newborn vampires.
* [[Jodelle Ferland]] as [[Bree Tanner]] a newborn vampire created to fight the Cullens, in the newborn army.
* [[Sarah Clarke]] as [[List of Twilight characters#Renée Dwyer|Renée Dwyer]], Bella's mother who lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband Phil.
* [[Anna Kendrick]] as Jessica Stanley, one of Bella's friends in Forks.
* [[Michael Welch (actor)|Michael Welch]] as Mike Newton, one of Bella's friend's in Forks. Mike has a crush on Bella, and does not like Edward.
* [[Catalina Sandino Moreno]] as Maria (''uncredited'')

==Production==
===Development===
[[image:David slade eclipse premiere.jpg|thumb|right|David Slade at the London premiere of ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''.]]
In early November 2008, Summit announced that they had attained the rights to the remaining books in [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s [[Twilight (series)|''Twilight'' series]]: ''[[New Moon (novel)|New Moon]]'', ''[[Eclipse (Meyer novel)|Eclipse]]'', and ''[[Breaking Dawn]]''.<ref name="Rights">{{cite web |last= Zeitchik |first= Steven |title= 'Twilight' film franchise looks ahead |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher= [[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]]|date=2008-11-14|url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ifc7bb2290700c27f4a0ada4363d9b59e |accessdate= 2009-03-28}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In February 2009, Summit confirmed that they would begin working on ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''. On the same day, it was announced that since ''New Moon'' director [[Chris Weitz]] would be in post-production for ''New Moon'' when ''Eclipse'' began shooting, he would not be directing the third film.<ref>{{cite news | author=Joshua Rich | title='Twilight' exclusive: Chris Weitz will not direct third film, 'Eclipse' | url= http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/02/twilight-chris.html | publisher= [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date= 2009-02-20 | accessdate= 2009-02-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author= Brandon Gray | title= Third 'Twilight' Dawns Summer 2010 | url= http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2550&p=.htm | publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | date= 2009-02-20 | accessdate= 2009-02-20 }}</ref> Instead, the film would be helmed by director [[David Slade]], with [[Melissa Rosenberg]] returning as screenwriter. David Slade dove right into the project, interviewing cast members individually between two and three times to discuss characters and the plot.<ref>{{cite video | title = Director David Slade discusses "Eclipse"| url = http://www.makingof.com/posts/watch/1906/director-david-slade-discusses-eclipse| time = 3:39 minutes| work = MakingOf.com}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[Summit Entertainment]] revealed that they would replace [[Rachelle Lefevre]], who played an evil vampire named Victoria, with [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] in late July 2009. They attributed the change to scheduling conflicts, and Lefevre responded by saying she was "stunned" and "greatly saddened" by the decision.<ref>{{cite web |title= Rachelle Lefevre 'Stunned' Over 'Eclipse' Recasting |url= http://www.accesshollywood.com/_article_21171 |work= [[Access Hollywood]] |publisher= NBC Universal, Inc. |date= 2009-07-29 |accessdate= 2009-08-18 }}</ref> [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] was initially approached to play Victoria in ''Twilight'', but she rejected it as it was "too small of a part".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwR1q-R_L3I |title= Dish Rag: Catherine Hardwicke on Bryce Dallas Howard |work=YouTube | publisher = Google.com |date= |accessdate= 2010-06-15}}</ref>

''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'''s [[Jodelle Ferland]] was cast as the newly turned vampire, [[The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner|Bree Tanner]].<ref name="Sperling">{{cite web | author= Nicole Sperling | title= 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' beings production today | url= http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/08/18/twilight-saga-eclipse-begins-production-today/ | work= [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date= 2009-08-18 | accessdate= 2009-08-18}}</ref> Other new cast members include [[Xavier Samuel]] as [[Riley (Twilight)|Riley]],<ref name="Samuel">{{cite web |author= Tanner Stransky |title= 'Twilight' third pic 'Eclipse' begins casting with Australian unknown Xavier Samuel |url= http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/07/twilight-third-pic-eclipse-xavier-samuel.html |publisher= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date= 2009-07-17 |accessdate= 2009-07-18 }}</ref> [[Jack Huston]] as Royce King II,<ref name="Huston">{{cite web |author= Wendy Mitchell |title= Jack Huston to play Royce King II in 'Eclipse' |url= http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/08/11/jack-huston-to-play-royce-king-ii-in-eclipse/ |publisher= Entertainment Weekly |date= 2009-08-11 |accessdate= 2009-08-12 }}</ref> [[Catalina Sandino Moreno]] as Maria, [[Julia Jones]] as [[Leah Clearwater]], and [[Boo Boo Stewart]] as [[List of Twilight characters#Seth Clearwater|Seth Clearwater]].<ref name="Sperling" />

Actors who auditioned for the various roles were not given a script to work from. Instead, actress [[Kirsten Prout]] mentioned, "they made the scenes exact transcripts from the book.... They didn't give the screenplay out. So, the audition side was just reading a page of ''Twilight'' and reading the lines that were interspersed between the descriptions."<ref name="iesb">{{cite web |author=Christina Radish |title=Exclusive Interview: Kirsten Prout is Lucy in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |url=http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8006:exclusive-interview-kirsten-prout-is-lucy-in-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-&catid=43:exclusive-features&Itemid=73 |publisher=IESB |date=2010-01-03 |accessdate=2010-01-04 }}</ref>

===Filming and post-production===
[[Principal photography]] for ''Eclipse'' began on August 17, 2009, at [[Vancouver Film Studios]].<ref name="filming" /><ref>{{cite web |title=''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' Starts Shooting |url=http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie-news/4204/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-starts-shooting |publisher=ReelzChannel |date=2009-08-18 |accessdate=2009-08-20 }}</ref> On August 29, photos captured [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Billy Burke (actor)|Billy Burke]], and other principal actors, filming a scene with graduation caps and gowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twilightguide.com/tg/2009/08/29/filming-eclipse-graduation-scenes/ |title=Filming Eclipse Graduation Scenes |publisher=Twilight Guide |date=2009-08-29 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> September 2 brought [[Xavier Samuel]] together with [[Kristen Stewart]] and [[Robert Pattinson]] filming at a soundstage for scenes at Bella's house.<ref>{{cite web |author= LMCullen |url= http://www.eclipsemovie.org/eclipse-filming-details-riley-shows-his-creepy-side-plus-new-pics-of-bryce-dallas-howard/ |title= Eclipse Filming Details: Riley Shows His Creepy Side, Plus New Pics of Bryce Dallas Howard |publisher= Eclipse Movie |date= 2009-09-03 |accessdate= 2010-06-15}}</ref> Director [[David Slade]] stated that they filmed a scene with a tent on September 13.<ref>{{cite web |author= LMCullen |url= http://www.eclipsemovie.org/eclipse-filming-details-the-tent-scene/ |title= Eclipse Filming Details: The Tent Scene |publisher= Eclipse Movie |date=2009-09-12 |accessdate= 2010-06-15}}</ref> He also said on his [[Twitter]] account that they filmed a kiss between Jacob and Bella on September 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevvertv.com/twilight-saga/5761/more-eclipse-filming-updates.html |title=More ‘Eclipse’ Filming Updates |publisher=Clevvertv.com |date=2009-09-17 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> Filming [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] up on October 29, 2009, while post-production began in late November.<ref name="wrapfilm" /> Slade published multiple updates on his Twitter account proclaiming that editing was going well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevvertv.com/twilight-saga/7629/eclipse-is-doing-well-in-post-production.html |title=Eclipse is Doing Well in Post-Production |publisher=Clevvertv.com |date=2009-11-15 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> He said the "story and the way [they] approached the film calls for a more realistic approach."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://team-twilight.com/20091211/updates-eclipse-postproduction-david-slade/ |title=Updates on ‘Eclipse’ post-production from David Slade Team-Twilight &#124; Movie News, Pics & Fan Site |publisher=Team-twilight.com |date=2009-12-11 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> In April 2010, it was revealed that reshoots to the film were needed. Both Slade and [[Stephenie Meyer]] were present at the shoot along with the three main stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/05/twilight-eclipse-reshoots-with-robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-and-taylor-lautner-were-fantastic.html |title='Twilight: Eclipse' reshoots with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were 'fantastic' – The Dish Rag – Zap2it |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |date=2010-05-03 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>

In January 2010, an early draft of the film's script was leaked on the Internet.<ref name="leak">{{cite web |author=Jocelyn Vena |title=Leaked 'Eclipse' Script Is Reportedly An Early Version |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1629168/story.jhtml |publisher= [[Viacom]] |work=MTV |date=2010-01-06 |accessdate=2010-01-08 }}</ref> The script presumably belonged to star Jackson Rathbone, as his name was watermarked across each page.<ref name="leak" />

===Music===
{{Main|The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)}}
The score for ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' was composed by [[Howard Shore]], who composed the scores for such films as [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] and ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''.<ref name="EclipseScore">{{cite news | title=Howard Shore to score 'Twilight: Eclipse' | url=http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/01/howard-shore-to-score-twilight-eclipse/| publisher=MovieScore | date=2010-01-22 | accessdate=2010-01-22}}</ref> The film's soundtrack was released on June 8, 2010, by [[Atlantic Records]] in conjunction with music supervisor [[Alexandra Patsavas]]' [[Chop Shop Records|Chop Shop]] label.<ref>{{cite web |author=James Montgomery|title='Eclipse' Soundtrack Due June 8 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637325/20100419/story.jhtml |publisher= [[Viacom]] |work=MTV |date=2010-04-19 |accessdate=2010-04-21 }}</ref> The lead single from the soundtrack is "[[Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)]]", performed by the British band [[Muse (band)|Muse]].<ref name="Muse">{{cite news | title=Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) – Coming May 17th | url=http://muse.mu/news/article/652/neutron-star-collision-love-is-forever---coming-may-17th/ | publisher=muse.mu | date=2010-05-07 | accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>

On May 11, 2010, [[MySpace]] announced that the full ''Eclipse'' soundtrack listing would be unveiled starting at 8 a.m. the following morning every half-hour, totaling six hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/music/blog/2010/5/11/full-eclipse-soundtrack-listing-to-debut-on-myspace |title=Function Disabled |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>

==Marketing==
On November 5, 2009, the [[American Film Market]] revealed the first poster for ''Eclipse''.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Teaser Poster for 'The Twilight Saga's Eclipse' |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Twilight-Eclipse-Teaser-Poster-15592.html|publisher=cinemablend.com |date=2009-11-07 |accessdate=2010-03-10 }}</ref> In late February 2010, [[Summit Entertainment]] announced that the first trailer would be attached to the studio's own film, ''[[Remember Me (2010 film)|Remember Me]]'', which also stars [[Robert Pattinson]]. On March 10, 2010, a 10-second preview of the trailer was released online,<ref>{{cite web |title=Teaser for the Twilight: Eclipse Trailer |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64046|publisher=AceShowBz.com |date=2010-03-10 |accessdate=2010-03-10 }}</ref> followed by the release of the full trailer the next day.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mandi Bierly |title='Eclipse' trailer is here: So is the new Victoria |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/03/11/eclipse-trailer-victoria/ |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=2010-03-11 |accessdate=2010-03-11 }}</ref> The trailer's release coincided with the launching of the film's official website. On March 19, 2010, ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray; the [[Walmart]] Ultimate Fan Edition includes a 7-minute first look at ''Eclipse''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Larry Carroll |title='New Moon' Special-Edition DVD To Feature 'Eclipse' Footage |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1631896/story.jhtml |publisher= [[Viacom]] |work=MTV |date=2010-02-12 |accessdate=2010-04-29 }}</ref> On March 23, the second poster for the film was released.<ref name=poster2>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3669234&id=8526405673 |title=Niet compatibele browser |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> The final ''Eclipse'' trailer debuted on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', and in promotion for the movie, [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Taylor Lautner]], [[Kristen Stewart]], and [[Dakota Fanning]] made a guest appearance on the show May 13; the audience also viewed a version of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/10/eclipse-trailer-iron-man-2/Video_1|publisher=Harpo, Inc.|date=2010-04-22|title=NA |accessdate=2010-04-23 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=July 2010}} On June 6, 2010, a sneak peek of the film was shown at the [[2010 MTV Movie Awards]]; that same week, more clips and TV spots were released also.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ontheflix.com/2010/06/05/mtv-movie-awards-released-new-twilight-eclipse-preview-clip/ |title=MTV Movie Awards Released New Twilight ‘Eclipse’ Preview Clip |publisher=OnTheFlix |date=2010-05-24 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>

In order to tie in the [[lunar eclipse]] on June 26, 2010, [[Summit Entertainment]] hosted screenings of the first two films in [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|''The Twilight Saga'' film series]] in twelve cities throughout the [[United States]]. The event was streamed live from [[Philadelphia]] and [[San Diego]], and included cast member appearances and special previews of ''Eclipse''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twilightreality.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/twilight-night-event-will-tie-in-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-with-the-lunar-eclipse/ |title='Twilight Night' event will tie in 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' with the lunar eclipse &#124; Twilight Reality |publisher=Twilightreality.wordpress.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref>

[[Nordstrom]] and [[Summit Entertainment]] joined together to sell a fashion collection inspired by the film, as was done for the previous installment. Created by Awake Inc., the collection is based on [[Ashley Greene]]'s character, Alice, and [[Kristen Stewart]]'s character, Bella. The ''Eclipse'' collection became available on June 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carroll |first=Larry |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638756/20100510/story.jhtml |title=Exclusive: 'Twilight' Fashion Week Highlights 'Eclipse' Merch – News Story | work = MTV News |publisher= [[Viacom]] |date=2010-05-10 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> In a similar style to its ''New Moon'' marketing, [[Burger King]] started promoting the film on Monday, June 21, 2010. Their promotion heavily focuses on the "Team Jacob vs. Team Edward" aspect of the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Christopher |url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/06/teams-edward-and-jacob-crowned-at-burger-king.php |title=Teams Edward and Jacob Crowned at Burger King |publisher=Movieline |date=2010-06-05 |accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref>

==Release==
Tickets for ''Eclipse'' went on sale on various online movie ticket sellers on Friday, May 14, 2010.<ref name="Tickets">{{cite web | author = Floydian Trip | date = 2010-05-11 | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37454/twilight-saga-eclipse-final-runtime-new-still-ticket-info | title = Twilight Saga: Eclipse Final Runtime, New Still & Ticket Info | publisher = Dreadcentral.com | accessdate = 2010-06-15 }}</ref> The official red carpet premiere for the film was held on June 24, 2010, at the [[L.A. Live#Nokia Theatre|Los Angeles Nokia Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.gossipcop.com/eclipse-premiere-june-24/ | title= Eclipse premiere &#124; Eclipse Grauman's &#124; Eclipse June 24 | publisher= Gossipcop.com | date= 2010-04-05 | accessdate= 2010-06-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenfield |first=Tracy |url= http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2010/05/16/summit-entertainment-announces-camp-out-dates-for-%E2%80%9Ceclipse%E2%80%9D-premiere/ |title=Summit Entertainment Announces Camp-Out Dates for "Eclipse" Premier |publisher=HollywoodNews.com |date=2010-05-16 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> Fans had the option of lining up starting on June 21, 2010, at the Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles before changing location on June 23.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/notes/the-twilight-saga/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-premiere-fan-line-and-camping-rules-regulations/10150196962550005 |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Premiere – Fan Line and Camping Rules & Regulations |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> An official [[United Kingdom]] premiere was held in [[Leicester Square]], [[London]] on July 1, 2010. However, [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Robert Pattinson]] and [[Taylor Lautner]] were not present.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/Films/2010/06/Noooo-R-Pattz-WONT-be-at-the-Eclipse-UK-premiere/ |title=Noooo! R-Pattz WON'T be at the Eclipse UK premiere |publisher=Heatworld.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>

''Eclipse'' opened in 4,416 theaters and 193 IMAX screens. With that, early predictions forecasted the film will gross anywhere from $150 million to $180 million within its first six days of release, putting the previous installment, ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'''s $142 million within its first three days, in danger of being broken.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frankel |first=Daniel |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/box-office-eclipse-blocks-out-least-150m-18835 |title=Box Office: 'Eclipse' Looks to Scare Up at Least $150M |publisher=TheWrap.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/eclipse-top-advance-ticket-seller-of-year/ |title=‘Eclipse’ Top Advance Ticket Seller Of Year – |publisher=Deadline.com |date=2010-06-24 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref> ''Eclipse'' accounted for 82 percent of Fandango's online ticket sales, and has remained in the top five since May 14, 2010. [[MovieTickets.com]] also states that ''Eclipse'' is the top advance ticket seller on its site, with more than 50 percent of daily ticket sales.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/twilightrsquos-eclipse-tops-advance-ticket-sales-for-2010-2013470.html |title=Twilight’s 'Eclipse' tops advance ticket sales for 2010 – Films, Arts & Entertainment |publisher=The Independent |date= 2010-06-29|accessdate=2010-06-29 | location=London}}</ref> The film is currently the top advanced ticket seller for 2010, and will likely remain so unless the other big franchise, ''Harry Potter'', breaks the record in November.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bierly |first=Mandi |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/25/eclipse-advance-ticket-sales-hot/ |title='Eclipse' now 2010's top advance ticket-seller &#124; EW.com |publisher=Popwatch.ew.com |date=2010-06-25 |accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref> Also the film showed an early trailer for ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''. Early ticket sales for the film also have broken records for Gold Class Cinemas, where more than 8,500 ''Twilight'' fans have reserved tickets; the Fairview, TX location sold out their showings of ''Eclipse'' for June 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/twilight-saga-eclipse-draws-record-advance-ticket-sales-for-gold-class-cinemas-97341234.html |title='Twilight Saga: Eclipse' Draws Record Advance Ticket Sales for Gold Class Cinemas – LOS ANGELES, June 28 /PRNewswire/ |location=California |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref>

The film was re-released into theaters on September 13, 2010 as a celebration of lead character Bella Swan's birthday.

===Box-office performance===
''Eclipse'' set a new record for the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada in [[box office]] history, grossing an estimated $30 million in over 4,000 theaters.<ref name="Midnight"/> The record was formerly held by the previous film, ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'', with $26.3 million in 3,514 theaters.<ref name="Midnight"/> It held the record until the summer of 2011, when it was broken by ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'', which made $43.5 million.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-final-harry-211757 Box Office Report: Final 'Harry Potter' Grosses a Record-Breaking $43.5 Million in Midnight Runs]. [[Hollywood Reporter]]. Retrieved 15 July 2011.</ref> The movie has also surpassed ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' in total grosses for a midnight screening in IMAX. ''Eclipse'' garnered more than $1 million at 192 theaters, while ''Revenge of the Fallen'' earned $959,000,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2843&p=.htm |title=Weekend Briefing: 'Eclipse' Rises with Record Release, Midnight Launch |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |date= |accessdate=2010-07-01}}</ref> until it was later beaten by ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1]]'' with $1.4 million.<ref>[http://celebrity-gossip.net/harry-potter-and-deathly-hallows/%E2%80%9Charry-potter%E2%80%9D-posts-big-opening-night-numbers-440130 Harry Potter Posts Big Opening Night Numbers]. Retrieved 19 November 2010.</ref> The film grossed $68.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, becoming the biggest single-day Wednesday opening over ''Revenge of the Fallen's'' $62 million,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/07/01/eclipse-opening-breaks-records/ | title = 'Eclipse' opening breaks record for biggest single-day Wednesday opening }}</ref> and the third biggest single-day opening ever.<ref name="Opening Day" /> Furthermore, the film earned $9 million at various IMAX locations during its first week.<ref>{{cite web | title = Imax posts $9 million for 'Eclipse' opening| author = Paul Bond| date = July 6, 2010 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3i35332c3245b276fd9dc173663ac5234f | quote = "Eclipse" showed on 193 Imax screens domestically from Wednesday through Monday and earned $9 million, about $47,000 per screen.}}</ref>

After six days of release in the U.S.A. and Canada, the film ended [[Independence Day]] with a total of $176.4 million, including $64.8 million during its first weekend.<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/07/box-office-eclipse-is-huge-but-just-short-of-new-moon-airbender-has-solid-start.html Box office: 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' is huge but just short of 'New Moon'; 'Airbender' has solid start]. Retrieved July 5, 2010.</ref> In its second weekend, the film fell 51%, a better standing than its predecessors, grossing an estimated $31.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2858&p=.htm |title= Weekend Report: 'Despicable Me' Dominates, 'Predators' Solid But Unspectacular |publisher= Amazon.com | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] |date= |accessdate=2010-07-12}}</ref>

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 best opening day ever, and was the highest opening day ever in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2846&p=.htm |title=Around-the-World Brief: 'Eclipse' Opening Day Overshadows 'New Moon' |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = Box Office Mojo |date=2010-02-07 |accessdate=2010-07-02}}</ref> In three days, ''Eclipse'' topped the box office with $121.3 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2850&p=.htm |title=Friday Report: 'Eclipse' Doesn't Jump But Easily Leads |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = Box Office Mojo |date=2010-03-07 |accessdate=2010-07-04}}</ref> 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 number one, 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 ''The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' grossed in its opening weekend in November 2009. The film also debuted at number one in France, grossing $13.3 million, which marks the third-largest opening in the country for a 2010 film (behind ''Deathly Hallows: Part 1's'' ($20.7 million) and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'s'' $15.4 million). The film opened at number one in South Korea with $4.9 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Segers |first=Frank|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ic1df212a5f55796f8e1cd748b261e9b1?utm |title='Eclipse' still has bite at No. 1 overseas |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-12}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

The film ended its box-office run in the U.S.A. and Canada on October 21, 2010 having grossed $300,531,751, surpassing its predecessor ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' which grossed $296,623,634 a few months before, to become the highest-grossing film of the [[The Twilight Saga (film series)|franchise]] and the highest-grossing romantic fantasy, werewolf and vampire movie of all time at [[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States|the American and Canadian box office]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=eclipse.htm |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> It is the fourth movie of 2010 to reach $300 million and ranks [[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States#Not adjusted for inflation|36th on the all-time chart in the U.S.A. and Canada]]. Compared to its predecessor overseas, it has grossed $393,047,815 against ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=twilighttiff.htm |title='Twilight' Tiff |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> ''Eclipse'''s highest-grossing markets except the U.S.A. and Canada are the [[United Kingdom|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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=eclipse.htm |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |publisher= [[Amazon.com]] | work = Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
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Reviews for the film have been mixed. Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 50% based on 221 reviews, with an average score of 5.5/10. Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics" the film holds an overall approval rating of 67%, based on a sample of 36 reviews.<ref name="cream">{{cite web | url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_eclipse/?critic=creamcrop | title = The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Reviews, Pictures | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher = [[Flixster]]| date = | accessdate = 2010-07-14 }}</ref> The site's general consensus is that, "Stuffed with characters and overly reliant on uninspired dialogue, ''Eclipse'' won't win ''The Twilight Saga'' many new converts, despite an improved blend of romance and action fantasy."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight_saga_eclipse/ | title = The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Reviews, Pictures| work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher = [[Flixster]]| accessdate = 2010-07-14 }}</ref> Review aggregation website [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[weighted mean]] rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, the film holds a rating score of 58% based on 38 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/twilightsaga3 | title= Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010): Reviews| work = [[Metacritic]] | publisher= [[CBS Interactive]]| accessdate = 2010-07-14 }}</ref>

''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' posted a positive review of ''Eclipse'', saying the film "nails it".<ref>{{cite web |last= Honeycutt |first= Kirk |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-film-review-1004101007.story |title= The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Film Review |publisher= Hollywoodreporter.com |date= 2010-06-22 |accessdate= 2010-06-28}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reports that the film "finally feels more like the blockbuster this top-earning franchise deserves".<ref>{{cite news | date= 2010-06-27 | first1 = Peter | last1 = Debruge | url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943068.html | title= The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Review – Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | publisher= Variety.com | accessdate= 2010-06-28 }}</ref>
Rick Bentley of [[McClatchy Newspapers]] stated the film was the best in ''The Twilight Saga'' so far, suggesting that, "The person who should be worried is [[Bill Condon]], the director tapped for the two-part finale, ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn|Breaking Dawn]]''. He's got a real challenge to make movies as good as ''Eclipse''."<ref>{{cite web|first=Rick |last=Bentley |url=http://wcfcourier.com/entertainment/movies/article_d2a8ab58-aaff-52f2-97b4-0f745770b8c0.html |title=Romance, action in 'Eclipse' outshine past Twilight films |publisher=McClatchy News Service |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2010-09-24}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised [[David Slade]]'s ability to make an entertaining film, calling it funny and better than its predecessors, but wrote that the acting has not improved much.<ref>{{cite news | date= June 29, 2010| author = A. O. Scott | url= http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/movies/30twilight.html | title = Movie Review - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Global Warming Among the Undead | newspaper = [[New York Times]]| accessdate = 2010-07-14 }}</ref> Giving the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, Betsey Sharkey from ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' praised David Slade's method of blending his previous works to form a funny movie. She stated, "''Eclipse'' eclipse[s] its predecessors."<ref>{{cite news | last= Sharkey | first= Betsy | url= http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-twilight-eclipse-20100630,0,5344195.story | title= Movie review: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date= 2010-06-30 | accessdate= 2010-06-30}}
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Roger Moore of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, stating, "The dullness of the performances really stands out when somebody like [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], or Anna Kendrick turn up and liven up their scenes." While calling the film "too chatty and too long", he did compliment David Slade's directing and noted that the movie will please the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2010/06/movie-review-the-twilight-saga-eclipse.html |title=Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Frankly My Dear – Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Blogs.orlandosentinel.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-29}} {{Rating|2.5|4}}</ref> Michael Phillips of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating that David Slade's pacing is "everything like molasses running uphill". He also criticized the characters, the actors portraying them, the big close-ups of hand-held devices, and called Howard Shore's score "gunk".<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Phillips Movie critic 11:13 p.m. CDT, June 28, 2010 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-100628-twilight-eclipse-review,0,5458275.column |title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse review |publisher=chicagotribune.com |date=2009-10-09 |accessdate=2010-06-30}} {{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Wesley Morris from the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' stated, "If the first two movies were "get a room," part three is "get a therapist". He said the second and third film "repeat that discovery [in ''Twilight''] without truly deepening it...the movies are interesting without ever being good."<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/06/29/rivals_for_bella_dominate_twilight_saga_eclipse/ |title= 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' movie review – 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' showtimes – The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date= 2010-06-26 |accessdate= 2010-06-30 | first=Wesley | last=Morris}}</ref>

A negative review said that while "''Eclipse'' restores some of the energy ''New Moon'' zapped out of the franchise and has enough quality performances to keep it involving", the film "isn't quite the adrenaline-charged game-changer for love story haters that its marketing might lead you to believe. The majority of the 'action' remains protracted and not especially scintillating should-we-or-shouldn't-we conversations between the central triangle."<ref>{{cite web |last=Berkshire |first=Geoff |url= http://newyork.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/the-twilight-saga-eclipse/2035253/content |title='The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' review &#124; Metromix New York |publisher=Newyork.metromix.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref>
Roger Ebert of the ''[[Chicago Sun Times]]'' gave the film a more positive review than for the first two films in the saga, but still felt the movie was a constant, unclever conversation between the three main characters. He criticized the "gazes" both Edward and Jacob give Bella throughout the movie, and noted that the mountain range that appears in the film looks "like landscapes painted by [[Bob Ross|that guy on TV who shows you how to paint stuff like that]]." He also predicted that a lack of understanding for the film series in general would not bode well with the audience, stating, "I doubt anyone not intimately familiar with the earlier installments could make head or tails of the opening scenes." He gave the film 2 stars out of 4.<ref>{{cite news | date=2004-10-13 | first1 = Roger | last1 = Ebert| authorlink = Roger Ebert| url= http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100628/REVIEWS/100629977 | title= The Twilight Saga: Eclipse :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews | work = Rogerebert.suntimes.com | newspaper = [[Chicago Sun Times]] | accessdate=2010-06-29 }} {{Rating|2|4}}</ref> Steve Persall of the ''St. Peterburg Times'' called the movie "just monstrously bad", and said, "''Eclipse'' leaves the sputtering story arc in idle, with only an uneasy truce between the vampire and werewolf clans amounting to anything new" and rating it grade C-.<ref>{{cite news| date = Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | author = Steve Persall| url= http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/review-sorry-twihards-but-eclipse-is-just-monstrously-bad/1105691 | title= Review: Sorry, Twihards, but 'Eclipse' is just monstrously bad – St. Petersburg Times | newspaper = St. Peterburg Times| publisher = Tampabay.com| accessdate = 2010-07-17 }} Grade C-</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'''s columnist Peter Bradshaw gave the film a one-star rating in a review that lampooned Bella's continued abstinence, among other plot elements. Bradshaw, dubbing the series "The epic of the unbroken duck", wrote that "Bella Swan is starting to make Doris Day look like the nympho from hell", and concluded that "it could be time to sharpen the wooden stake."<ref>{{cite news | date = 8 July 2010 | author = Peter Bradshaw | title = Film Review:The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/08/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-review | newspaper = [[The Guardian]] | location=London}}</ref>

The film received nine nominations (tying with [[The Last Airbender]] with the most nominations) at the [[31st Golden Raspberry Awards]] including Worst Picture.<ref>{{cite web|title='Eclipse,' 'Last Airbender' Lead Razzie Nominations|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656514/eclipse-last-airbender-lead-razzie-nominations.jhtml|work=MTV Movie News|date=2011-01-24 | accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref> The film went on to win one [[Razzie]], for worst supporting actor ([[Jackson Rathbone]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=The 31st Annual Razzie Awards|url=http://razzies.com/history/11winners.asp}}</ref>

===Home media===
''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'' was released on [[DVD]] in the United States on December 4, 2010. The Two Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray discs include special features such as: eight deleted and extended scenes, music videos by [[Muse (band)|Muse]] and [[Metric (band)|Metric]] from ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)|The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' and commentaries by [[Kristen Stewart]] and [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Stephenie Meyer]] and Wyck Geoffery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/09/13/eclipse-dvd/ |title=‘Eclipse’ DVD Gets Official Release Date! » Hollywood Crush |publisher=Hollywoodcrush.mtv.com |date=2010-09-13 |accessdate=2011-10-07}}</ref> It was released on December 1, 2010 in New Zealand and Australia.

==Awards==
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!Year
!Ceremony
!Award
!Result
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|rowspan="24"|2010
||[[National Movie Awards]]
|Most Anticipated Movie Of The Summer
|{{Won}}
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|Choice Summer: Movie
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Summer Movie Star - Female: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Summer Movie Star - Male: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy : [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Summer Movie Star - Male: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Choice Love Song: [[Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Scream Awards]]
|The Ultimate Scream
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Fantasy Movie
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Fantasy Actress: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Fantasy Actor: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Fantasy Actor: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Breakthrough Performance - Male: [[Xavier Samuel]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010]]
|Favourite Movie
|{{Won}}
|-
|Favourite Movie Star: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Favourite Movie Star: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{nom}}
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|Favourite Movie Star: [[Xavier Samuel]]
|{{nom}}
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|Hottest Hottie: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
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|Fave Kiss: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{nom}}
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|Fave Kiss: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
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||[[Nickelodeon (Brazil)|Brazilian Kids' Choice Awards 2010]]
|Couple of the Year : [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
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||[[American Music Awards]]
|Favorite Soundtrack
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan="2"|[[Satellite Award]]s
|Best Original Song: Eclipse (All Yours)
|{{nom}}
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|Best Original Song: What Part of Forever
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="41"|2011
|rowspan="6"|[[People's Choice Awards]]
|Favourite Movie
|{{won}}
|-
|Favorite Drama Movie
|{{won}}
|-
|Favorite Movie Actress: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Favorite Movie Actor: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Favorite Movie Actor: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Favorite On-Screen Team: [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Robert Pattinson]] and [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{won}}
|-
||[[Grammy Awards]]
|Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
|Worst Picture
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Director: [[David Slade]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Actor: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Actor: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Actress: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Screenplay: [[Melissa Rosenberg]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Screen Ensemble
|{{nom}}
|-
|Worst Supporting Actor: [[Jackson Rathbone]] (also for: [[The Last Airbender]])
|{{won}}
|-
||[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Movie Actress: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[MTV Movie Awards]]
|Best Movie
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Female Performance: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Male Performance: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Male Performance: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Breakout Star: [[Xavier Samuel]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Fight: [[Robert Pattinson]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] and [[Xavier Samuel]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Kiss: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Kiss: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspane="1"|[[37th Saturn Awards]]
|Best Fantasy Film
|{{Nom}}
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Teen Choice Awards]]
|Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: [[Kristen Stewart]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Movie Villain: [[Bryce Dallas Howard]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Scene Stealer - Male: [[Kellan Lutz]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Movie Scene Stealer - Female: [[Ashley Greene]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Movie Liplock: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Liplock: [[Kristen Stewart]] & [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male: [[Xavier Samuel]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Vampire: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Choice Vampire: [[Nikki Reed]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Male Hottie: [[Robert Pattinson]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Choice Male Hottie: [[Taylor Lautner]]
|{{Nom}}
|}

==Sequel==
{{Main|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn}}
[[Summit Entertainment]] announced in November 2008 that they had obtained the rights to the fourth book in [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s series, ''[[Breaking Dawn]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Steven Zeitchik |title='Twilight' film franchise looks ahead |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ifc7bb2290700c27f4a0ada4363d9b59e |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2008-11-14| accessdate=2008-12-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The studio greenlit an adaptation of ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'' in April 2010, which will be split into two films. The film's first part is tentatively scheduled for release on November 18, 2011 and the second part on November 16, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collider.com/2010/05/04/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-release-date-november-18-2011/ |title=THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Release Date November 18, 2011 |publisher=Collider.com |date=2010-05-04 |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/twilight-breaking-dawn-rob-pattinson-taylor-lautner.html |title=Salary dispute holding up 'Twilight 5' announcement |publisher=Thresq.hollywoodreporter.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> [[Bill Condon]] will be directing, and author [[Stephenie Meyer]] will co-produce the films along with Karen Rosenfelt and Wyck Godfrey.<ref name = "Condon">{{cite news | author=Nicole Sperling | title=It's official: Bill Condon will direct Breaking Dawn | url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/04/28/bill-condon-will-direct-twilights-final-chapter-breaking-dawn/ | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=2010-04-28 | accessdate=2010-04-28 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]''
* ''[[30 Days of Night (film)|30 Days of Night]]''

==References==
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* {{IMDb title|1325004}}
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* {{Rotten-tomatoes|twilight_saga_eclipse}}

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Revision as of 18:01, 7 October 2011

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Theatrical poster[1]
Directed byDavid Slade
Screenplay byMelissa Rosenberg
Produced byWyck Godfrey
Karen Rosenfelt
StarringKristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Bryce Dallas Howard
Billy Burke
Dakota Fanning
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byNancy Richardson[2]
Art Jones
Music byHoward Shore
Distributed bySummit Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 6, 2010 (2010-06-06) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[3]
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68 million[4]
Box office$698,491,347[5]

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic vampire 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.[6] 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.[7] Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returned as screenwriter.[8] Filming began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios,[9] and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month.[10] Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her.

The film was released worldwide on June 30, 2010 in theatres, and became the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX.[6][11] Despite the film's mixed reception from critics, it held the record for biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada in box office history, grossing an estimated $30 million,[12] until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.[12][13] The film then scored the biggest Wednesday opening in the United States and Canada history with $68,533,840 beating Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $62 million.[14] Eclipse has also become the film with the widest independent release, playing in over 4,416 theaters, surpassing its predecessor, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which held the record since November 2009.[15]

Plot

Riley Biers (Xavier Samuel) is attacked and bitten by Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard), in order to begin creating an army of newborns set to destroy Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart). Back in Forks, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. At 18 years old, one year older than the age Edward was when he became a vampire, Bella expresses her aversion to the idea of marrying so young, though Edward refuses to turn her until they are married and she's had various human experiences she would otherwise miss. While Charlie Swan (Billy Burke) investigates the disappearance of Riley Biers, Edward suspects his disappearance was caused by the newborn vampires. Furthering his suspicions is the intrusion of Riley into Bella's room.

Although Edward fears for her safety, Bella insists that Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and the rest of the werewolf pack would never harm her, but Edward is still not convinced. Bella goes to La Push to see Jacob, and returns home unharmed. During one of her visits, Jacob confesses that he is in love with Bella, and forcefully kisses her. Mad, she punches him and breaks her hand, and Edward later threatens to break Jacob's jaw. Bella even revokes the invitations of Jacob and his pack members to her graduation party, but when Jacob apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him.

Meanwhile, Alice (Ashley Greene) sees a vision that the newborn army is attacking Forks led by Riley Biers. Jacob, accompanied by Quil (Tyson Houseman) and Embry (Kiowa Gordon) overhear this, which leads to an alliance between the Cullens and Wolf pack. Later, the Cullens and the wolves agree to a meeting place and time to train and discuss strategy. During the training Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) explains to Bella that he was created by a vampire named Maria to control a newborn army. He hated his original existence and upon meeting Alice, joined the Cullens with her. Bella sees the true bond between a mated vampire pair and begins to understand Jasper better. Despite her reluctance to marry, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her than anything else and agrees to marry him. Edward and Bella camp up in the mountains to hide Bella from the bloodthirsty newborns. During the night, Bella overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily put aside their hatred towards each other. In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and becomes very upset. Before he can run off to get himself killed in the fight with the newborns, Bella desperately asks him to kiss her, and she realizes that she has fallen in love with him. Edward finds out about the kiss but is not angry, as Bella says she loves him more than Jacob.

Victoria eventually finds Bella's hiding spot, and Edward kills her while Seth kills her partner Riley. The Cullens and the Quileute wolves, meanwhile, destroy her "army", though Jacob is injured saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn. Several members of the Volturi arrive to deal with the newborn army. They also see that the Cullens are guarding the newborn, Bree Tanner (Jodelle Ferland), who had refused to fight and surrendered to Carlisle. Jane (Dakota Fanning) tortures Bree to get information, then instructs Felix to kill her, despite the Cullens' efforts to spare her. When Jane notes that Caius will find it interesting that Bella is still human, Bella informs her that the date for her transformation has been set. Bella visits the injured Jacob to tell him that even though she is in love with him, she has chosen to be with Edward. Saddened by her choice, Jacob reluctantly agrees to stop trying to come between her and Edward.

Bella and Edward go to their meadow, where she tells him she has decided to do things his way: get married, make love, then be transformed into a vampire. She also explains that she never has been normal and never will be; she's felt out of place her entire life, but when she is in Edward's world she feels stronger and complete. At the end of the story they then decide they need to tell Charlie about their engagement.

Cast

Main cast
  • Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black.[16]
  • Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Bella's vampire boyfriend who is capable of reading minds, except for Bella's. In New Moon, Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life.[17]
  • Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black,[7] a werewolf in whom Bella found solace during Edward's absence in New Moon. Now, Edward has returned to Bella's life permanently, and Jacob is looking for ways to prove that he is a better choice for her.
Supporting characters

Production

Development

David Slade at the London premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

In early November 2008, Summit announced that they had attained the rights to the remaining books in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series: New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.[26] In February 2009, Summit confirmed that they would begin working on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. On the same day, it was announced that since New Moon director Chris Weitz would be in post-production for New Moon when Eclipse began shooting, he would not be directing the third film.[27][28] Instead, the film would be helmed by director David Slade, with Melissa Rosenberg returning as screenwriter. David Slade dove right into the project, interviewing cast members individually between two and three times to discuss characters and the plot.[29]

Casting

Summit Entertainment revealed that they would replace Rachelle Lefevre, who played an evil vampire named Victoria, with Bryce Dallas Howard in late July 2009. They attributed the change to scheduling conflicts, and Lefevre responded by saying she was "stunned" and "greatly saddened" by the decision.[30] Bryce Dallas Howard was initially approached to play Victoria in Twilight, but she rejected it as it was "too small of a part".[31]

Silent Hill's Jodelle Ferland was cast as the newly turned vampire, Bree Tanner.[32] Other new cast members include Xavier Samuel as Riley,[33] Jack Huston as Royce King II,[34] Catalina Sandino Moreno as Maria, Julia Jones as Leah Clearwater, and Boo Boo Stewart as Seth Clearwater.[32]

Actors who auditioned for the various roles were not given a script to work from. Instead, actress Kirsten Prout mentioned, "they made the scenes exact transcripts from the book.... They didn't give the screenplay out. So, the audition side was just reading a page of Twilight and reading the lines that were interspersed between the descriptions."[35]

Filming and post-production

Principal photography for Eclipse began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios.[9][36] On August 29, photos captured Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke, and other principal actors, filming a scene with graduation caps and gowns.[37] September 2 brought Xavier Samuel together with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson filming at a soundstage for scenes at Bella's house.[38] Director David Slade stated that they filmed a scene with a tent on September 13.[39] He also said on his Twitter account that they filmed a kiss between Jacob and Bella on September 17.[40] Filming wrapped up on October 29, 2009, while post-production began in late November.[10] Slade published multiple updates on his Twitter account proclaiming that editing was going well.[41] He said the "story and the way [they] approached the film calls for a more realistic approach."[42] In April 2010, it was revealed that reshoots to the film were needed. Both Slade and Stephenie Meyer were present at the shoot along with the three main stars.[43]

In January 2010, an early draft of the film's script was leaked on the Internet.[44] The script presumably belonged to star Jackson Rathbone, as his name was watermarked across each page.[44]

Music

The score for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was composed by Howard Shore, who composed the scores for such films as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Aviator.[45] The film's soundtrack was released on June 8, 2010, by Atlantic Records in conjunction with music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas' Chop Shop label.[46] The lead single from the soundtrack is "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)", performed by the British band Muse.[47]

On May 11, 2010, MySpace announced that the full Eclipse soundtrack listing would be unveiled starting at 8 a.m. the following morning every half-hour, totaling six hours.[48]

Marketing

On November 5, 2009, the American Film Market revealed the first poster for Eclipse.[49] In late February 2010, Summit Entertainment announced that the first trailer would be attached to the studio's own film, Remember Me, which also stars Robert Pattinson. On March 10, 2010, a 10-second preview of the trailer was released online,[50] followed by the release of the full trailer the next day.[51] The trailer's release coincided with the launching of the film's official website. On March 19, 2010, The Twilight Saga: New Moon was released on DVD and Blu-ray; the Walmart Ultimate Fan Edition includes a 7-minute first look at Eclipse.[52] On March 23, the second poster for the film was released.[1] The final Eclipse trailer debuted on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and in promotion for the movie, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart, and Dakota Fanning made a guest appearance on the show May 13; the audience also viewed a version of the film.[53][dead link] On June 6, 2010, a sneak peek of the film was shown at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards; that same week, more clips and TV spots were released also.[54]

In order to tie in the lunar eclipse on June 26, 2010, Summit Entertainment hosted screenings of the first two films in The Twilight Saga film series in twelve cities throughout the United States. The event was streamed live from Philadelphia and San Diego, and included cast member appearances and special previews of Eclipse.[55]

Nordstrom and Summit Entertainment joined together to sell a fashion collection inspired by the film, as was done for the previous installment. Created by Awake Inc., the collection is based on Ashley Greene's character, Alice, and Kristen Stewart's character, Bella. The Eclipse collection became available on June 4, 2010.[56] In a similar style to its New Moon marketing, Burger King started promoting the film on Monday, June 21, 2010. Their promotion heavily focuses on the "Team Jacob vs. Team Edward" aspect of the film.[57]

Release

Tickets for Eclipse went on sale on various online movie ticket sellers on Friday, May 14, 2010.[3] The official red carpet premiere for the film was held on June 24, 2010, at the Los Angeles Nokia Theatre.[58][59] Fans had the option of lining up starting on June 21, 2010, at the Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles before changing location on June 23.[60] An official United Kingdom premiere was held in Leicester Square, London on July 1, 2010. However, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner were not present.[61]

Eclipse opened in 4,416 theaters and 193 IMAX screens. With that, early predictions forecasted the film will gross anywhere from $150 million to $180 million within its first six days of release, putting the previous installment, The Twilight Saga: New Moon's $142 million within its first three days, in danger of being broken.[62][63] Eclipse accounted for 82 percent of Fandango's online ticket sales, and has remained in the top five since May 14, 2010. MovieTickets.com also states that Eclipse is the top advance ticket seller on its site, with more than 50 percent of daily ticket sales.[64] The film is currently the top advanced ticket seller for 2010, and will likely remain so unless the other big franchise, Harry Potter, breaks the record in November.[65] Also the film showed an early trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Early ticket sales for the film also have broken records for Gold Class Cinemas, where more than 8,500 Twilight fans have reserved tickets; the Fairview, TX location sold out their showings of Eclipse for June 30.[66]

The film was re-released into theaters on September 13, 2010 as a celebration of lead character Bella Swan's birthday.

Box-office performance

Eclipse set a new record for the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada in box office history, grossing an estimated $30 million in over 4,000 theaters.[12] The record was formerly held by the previous film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, with $26.3 million in 3,514 theaters.[12] It held the record until the summer of 2011, when it was broken by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which made $43.5 million.[67] The movie has also surpassed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in total grosses for a midnight screening in IMAX. Eclipse garnered more than $1 million at 192 theaters, while Revenge of the Fallen earned $959,000,[68] until it was later beaten by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 with $1.4 million.[69] The film grossed $68.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, becoming the biggest single-day Wednesday opening over Revenge of the Fallen's $62 million,[70] and the third biggest single-day opening ever.[14] Furthermore, the film earned $9 million at various IMAX locations during its first week.[71]

After six days of release in the U.S.A. and Canada, the film ended Independence Day with a total of $176.4 million, including $64.8 million during its first weekend.[72] In its second weekend, the film fell 51%, a better standing than its predecessors, grossing an estimated $31.7 million.[73]

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 best opening day ever, and was the highest opening day ever in Belgium.[74] In three days, Eclipse topped the box office with $121.3 million[75] 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 number one, 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 The Twilight Saga: New Moon grossed in its opening weekend in November 2009. The film also debuted at number one in France, grossing $13.3 million, which marks the third-largest opening in the country for a 2010 film (behind 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.[76]

The film ended its box-office run in the U.S.A. and Canada on October 21, 2010 having grossed $300,531,751, surpassing its predecessor The Twilight Saga: New Moon which grossed $296,623,634 a few months before, 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.[77] It is the fourth movie of 2010 to reach $300 million and ranks 36th on the all-time chart in the U.S.A. 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.[78] Eclipse's highest-grossing markets except the U.S.A. and Canada 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).[79]

Critical reception

Reviews for the film have been mixed. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 50% based on 221 reviews, with an average score of 5.5/10. Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics" the film holds an overall approval rating of 67%, based on a sample of 36 reviews.[80] The site's general consensus is that, "Stuffed with characters and overly reliant on uninspired dialogue, Eclipse won't win The Twilight Saga many new converts, despite an improved blend of romance and action fantasy."[81] Review aggregation website Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, the film holds a rating score of 58% based on 38 reviews.[82]

The Hollywood Reporter posted a positive review of Eclipse, saying the film "nails it".[83] Peter Debruge of Variety reports that the film "finally feels more like the blockbuster this top-earning franchise deserves".[84] Rick Bentley of McClatchy Newspapers stated the film was the best in The Twilight Saga so far, suggesting that, "The person who should be worried is Bill Condon, the director tapped for the two-part finale, Breaking Dawn. He's got a real challenge to make movies as good as Eclipse."[85] The New York Times praised David Slade's ability to make an entertaining film, calling it funny and better than its predecessors, but wrote that the acting has not improved much.[86] Giving the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, Betsey Sharkey from The Los Angeles Times praised David Slade's method of blending his previous works to form a funny movie. She stated, "Eclipse eclipse[s] its predecessors."[87]

Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, stating, "The dullness of the performances really stands out when somebody like Bryce Dallas Howard, or Anna Kendrick turn up and liven up their scenes." While calling the film "too chatty and too long", he did compliment David Slade's directing and noted that the movie will please the fans.[88] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating that David Slade's pacing is "everything like molasses running uphill". He also criticized the characters, the actors portraying them, the big close-ups of hand-held devices, and called Howard Shore's score "gunk".[89] Wesley Morris from the Boston Globe stated, "If the first two movies were "get a room," part three is "get a therapist". He said the second and third film "repeat that discovery [in Twilight] without truly deepening it...the movies are interesting without ever being good."[90]

A negative review said that while "Eclipse restores some of the energy New Moon zapped out of the franchise and has enough quality performances to keep it involving", the film "isn't quite the adrenaline-charged game-changer for love story haters that its marketing might lead you to believe. The majority of the 'action' remains protracted and not especially scintillating should-we-or-shouldn't-we conversations between the central triangle."[91] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film a more positive review than for the first two films in the saga, but still felt the movie was a constant, unclever conversation between the three main characters. He criticized the "gazes" both Edward and Jacob give Bella throughout the movie, and noted that the mountain range that appears in the film looks "like landscapes painted by that guy on TV who shows you how to paint stuff like that." He also predicted that a lack of understanding for the film series in general would not bode well with the audience, stating, "I doubt anyone not intimately familiar with the earlier installments could make head or tails of the opening scenes." He gave the film 2 stars out of 4.[92] Steve Persall of the St. Peterburg Times called the movie "just monstrously bad", and said, "Eclipse leaves the sputtering story arc in idle, with only an uneasy truce between the vampire and werewolf clans amounting to anything new" and rating it grade C-.[93] The Guardian's columnist Peter Bradshaw gave the film a one-star rating in a review that lampooned Bella's continued abstinence, among other plot elements. Bradshaw, dubbing the series "The epic of the unbroken duck", wrote that "Bella Swan is starting to make Doris Day look like the nympho from hell", and concluded that "it could be time to sharpen the wooden stake."[94]

The film received nine nominations (tying with The Last Airbender with the most nominations) at the 31st Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture.[95] The film went on to win one Razzie, for worst supporting actor (Jackson Rathbone).[96]

Home media

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was released on DVD in the United States on December 4, 2010. The Two Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray discs include special features such as: eight deleted and extended scenes, music videos by Muse and Metric from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and commentaries by Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Stephenie Meyer and Wyck Geoffery.[97] It was released on December 1, 2010 in New Zealand and Australia.

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2010 National Movie Awards Most Anticipated Movie Of The Summer Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer: Movie Won
Choice Summer Movie Star - Female: Kristen Stewart Won
Choice Summer Movie Star - Male: Robert Pattinson Won
Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy : Taylor Lautner Won
Choice Summer Movie Star - Male: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Choice Love Song: Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) Nominated
Scream Awards The Ultimate Scream Nominated
Best Fantasy Movie Won
Best Fantasy Actress: Kristen Stewart Won
Best Fantasy Actor: Robert Pattinson Won
Best Fantasy Actor: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance - Male: Xavier Samuel Nominated
Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Favourite Movie Won
Favourite Movie Star: Kristen Stewart Nominated
Favourite Movie Star: Robert Pattinson Nominated
Favourite Movie Star: Xavier Samuel Nominated
Hottest Hottie: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Fave Kiss: Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Nominated
Fave Kiss: Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner Nominated
Brazilian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 Couple of the Year : Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Won
American Music Awards Favorite Soundtrack Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Original Song: Eclipse (All Yours) Nominated
Best Original Song: What Part of Forever Nominated
2011 People's Choice Awards Favourite Movie Won
Favorite Drama Movie Won
Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart Won
Favorite Movie Actor: Robert Pattinson Nominated
Favorite Movie Actor: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Favorite On-Screen Team: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Won
Grammy Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Nominated
Worst Director: David Slade Nominated
Worst Actor: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Worst Actor: Robert Pattinson Nominated
Worst Actress: Kristen Stewart Nominated
Worst Screenplay: Melissa Rosenberg Nominated
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel Nominated
Worst Screen Ensemble Nominated
Worst Supporting Actor: Jackson Rathbone (also for: The Last Airbender) Won
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie Won
Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart Won
Best Male Performance: Robert Pattinson Won
Best Male Performance: Taylor Lautner Nominated
Best Breakout Star: Xavier Samuel Nominated
Best Fight: Robert Pattinson, Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel Won
Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Won
Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner Nominated
37th Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Kristen Stewart Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Robert Pattinson Nominated
Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Taylor Lautner Won
Choice Movie Villain: Bryce Dallas Howard Nominated
Choice Movie Scene Stealer - Male: Kellan Lutz Won
Choice Movie Scene Stealer - Female: Ashley Greene Won
Choice Movie Liplock: Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Nominated
Choice Movie Liplock: Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner Nominated
Choice Movie Breakout Star - Male: Xavier Samuel Nominated
Choice Vampire: Robert Pattinson Won
Choice Vampire: Nikki Reed Nominated
Choice Male Hottie: Robert Pattinson Nominated
Choice Male Hottie: Taylor Lautner Nominated

Sequel

Summit Entertainment announced in November 2008 that they had obtained the rights to the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's series, Breaking Dawn.[98] The studio greenlit an adaptation of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn in April 2010, which will be split into two films. The film's first part is tentatively scheduled for release on November 18, 2011 and the second part on November 16, 2012.[99][100] Bill Condon will be directing, and author Stephenie Meyer will co-produce the films along with Karen Rosenfelt and Wyck Godfrey.[101]

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