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07Mar2009
'Watchmen' Opening Day Numbers Not Spectacular
Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 10:37AM
It looks like we're probably going to just about on the mark for predicting Watchmen's big debut. The Thursday night midnight screening numbers made the four-day forecast look a little more robust, coming in around $4.5 million, but the Friday numbers were off that standard just a little, causing the extrapolations to be rejiggered.

Still, a $25 million Friday isn't bad at all, particularly for a movie that is in no real way mainstream, and according to Steve Mason at Big Hollywood, that should put Watchmen on pace for a $62 million debut. If you're trying to place this in a historical perspective, don't. It won't break any records, not for an R-rated opening, a March opening, or even, most likely, a Zack Snyder opening.
But it will dominate this weekend, of course. One of three films - Madea, Taken, or Slumdog Millionaire will finish in second place, and maybe one of those will make over $10 million. But Watchmen will easily outgross everything in the top ten, whether it hits $60 million or rebounds for big numbers Saturday night and gets up closer to $70 million.
We'll have all the numbers tomorrow.













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