Kristen Stewart, David Slade on the set of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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Directed by David Slade, the Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart-Taylor Lautner romantic fantasy The Twilight Saga: Eclipse collected $2.3m this weekend according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Thus, Eclipse was edged out by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’s $2.35m — the Disney release jumped 38.4% on Saturday, the second highest surge among the top twelve films. (Toy Story 3 posted the highest one, +39.8%.)
The end result is that Eclipse was gone from North America’s top twelve movies for the first time since it opened 40 days ago. Now, Eclipse’s weekend fate is still iffy, as its estimated take was only $50k below that of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. They may still switch places when actuals are released on Monday.
Even if that doesn’t happen, Eclipse should get back among the top twelve — perhaps even among the top ten — on Monday.
Adam Sandler’s Grown Ups (no. 11 this weekend) and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tend to perform much better on weekends than on weekdays, while the Annette Bening-Julianne Moore family comedy-drama The Kids Are All Right (no. 10 this weekend) has usually dropped dramatically on Mondays as well.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s total currently stands at $293.1m. It should pass New Moon’s domestic grosses ($296.6m) — but not necessarily the film’s number of tickets sold — by next weekend. (Eclipse is the only Twilight movie to have opened at pricier IMAX houses. Additionally, overall ticket prices are higher than in 2009.)
Also in the Eclipse cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Kellan Lutz, Xavier Samuel, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Billy Burke, Daniel Cudmore, Anna Kendrick, and Jodelle Ferland.
In addition to: Charlie Bewley, Gil Birmingham, Kirsten Prout, Sarah Clarke, Christian Serratos, Chaske Spencer, Booboo Stewart, Julia Jones, Michael Welch, Kiowa Gordon, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Tyson Houseman, Cameron Bright, and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
Photo: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment)
Lukewarm said: “I’ve never read the books, but I like Jacob better. Eclipse needed more Jacob. My theater had the most reaction in the Bella and Jake scenes.”
Your comment is one of the reasons “Book Fans” are upset about the movie. There is a good explanation as to why you came away from the movie liking Jacob better. Summit left the real Edward Cullen on the pages of the book and changed the script so that Jacob looked more appealing. The book is not about Jacob and Bella; it is about the romance between Edward and Bella. But Summit left out everything in the book that causes one to fall in love with Edward including his strong character and love and affection for Bella. They also left the real Bella on the pages of the book and made it look like she really didn’t care that much about Edward; when in reality, Bella was madly in love with Edward and hated it when she had to be away from him [hence, the reason to be together during the fight scene]. So, you “like Jacob better”. Not having read the books, I guess you would; Summit changed the characters and left out the romance between the real Edward and Bella. This made Jacob look more appealing; what else was there left for you to do?
I’ve never read the books, but I like Jacob better. Eclipse needed more Jacob. My theater had the most reaction in the Bella and Jake scenes. Edward comes across as extremely boring. The part where she’s worrying about what to tell people and he says it doesn’t matter because in a few years they’ll all be dead. What a way to reassure your girlfriend, Edward. I never feel the love. The movie will probably still make over seven hundred million and break a DVD record so I don’t get the big deal.
Summit probably thought people were going to see it over and over and over. But in order to get that you have to stay true to the book. The essence of the book again is missing from the movie. The E&B story was not true to the book. My friends and I were like what’s with that Bella speech at the end?
I’ve given up on ever seeing the “true” E&B story on screen.