<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $68 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $698.5 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2007 novel Eclipse . It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008's Twilight and 2009's New Moon . Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009 . Directed by David Slade, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively . Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returned as screenwriter . Filming began on August 17, 2009, at Vancouver Film Studios, and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month . Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her . </P> <P> The film was released worldwide on June 30, 2010 in theatres, and became the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX . The film has received 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, until it was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--Part 2 in 2011 . 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 . 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 . </P>

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