Because of my Internet problems (which I always have when I go home), the "Watchmen" review will be going up tomorrow. Until then, latest news on the film's opening day will be revealed!
According to Slash Film, according to numerous Hollywood execs polled by the Web site, “Watchmen” looks to make anywhere between $55 and as high as $70-$75 million (guessed by “one exec at a competing studio”) in the coming three days. The number “Watchmen” fans and Warner Bros. executives will be watching is $70.8 million, which would top “300″ as the top all-time March opening take.
Other biggest March openers include Snyder’s "300" ($70.8M) and "Ice Age
: The Meltdown" ($68M).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Further aiding its much-watched bow, the Zack Snyder-helmed comic book adaptation will play in an impressive 1,600 locations starting at midnight Thursday. That's substantially more than the 656 midnight shows that helped Snyder's ancient Greece actioner '300' fetch an incredible $28 million in only the first day of its $71 million opening weekend in March 2007.
The first-day haul for '300' was the second-highest ever for an R-rated pic, after the $42.5 million tally that Warners registered with 2003's 'The Matrix Reloaded,' according to Nielsen EDI. The previous widest release for an R-rated pic was the distributor's 3,603-theater bow for 'Reloaded.'"
According to Variety, "Warner Bros.' 'Watchmen' grossed $4.6 million in Thursday midnight runs, more than double the midnight gross for Zack Snyder's previous film '300' [$2.5 million]."
"Watchmen" officially opened in a total 3,611 theaters. That's the widest theater count ever for an R-rated film.
So "Watchmen" is already breaking records in all kinds of sales and theater openings for March and R-rated films. Lets see how much it makes over the weekend. Maybe it will break some more records.
More news to come (as well as reviews). Catch ya' later!
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