“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” collected an estimated record $30 million for midnight showings Thursday night, and stands a good chance of topping the six-day July 4 extended weekend record of $180 million set by “Spider Man 2” — though probably not the $220 all-time six-day record held by “The Dark Knight.” Of course, “Eclipse” will benefit from greatly inflated ticket prices, including 3-D surcharges.

The only other film opening wide this weekend — on Thursday — is Paramount’s “The Last Airbender,” which currently has a perfectly rotten zero percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the early reviews are notably vicious. Noted contrarian Armond White has his work cut out for him! My zero-star review of M. Night Shyamalan’s fiasco will appear tomorrow. Even the (poor) 3-D won’t help this one.