"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" pulled in $68.5 million in its first day to set a new record for a movie debuting on Wednesday. The third installment in the vampire romance surpassed the previous Wednesday record of $62 million set last year by "Transformers: Revengeof the Fallen."
But "Eclipse" fell short of the all-time best opening day, a recordheld by its predecessor, last November's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon,"which took in $72.7 million. "New Moon" opened on a Friday, typically abusier day at theaters than weekdays.