More: ‘Eclipse’ a serious threat to ‘Toy Story 3′ for box office lead
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse fell just $4.2 million short of the single-day box-office record when it was released on Wednesday.
Eclipse pulled in $68.5 million on its first day, which put it just shy of the record, held by its predecessor, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Eclipse, however, did break the record for a Wednesday opening, previously held by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
