WATCHMEN SCORES BIGGEST OPENING OF 2009

Last updated: Monday, March 9, 2009

WATCHMEN SCORES BIGGEST OPENING OF 2009

Comic book movie adaptation WATCHMEN has scored the biggest opening of 2009 after taking in an estimated $55.7 million (£39.8 million) at the U.S. box office over the weekend.

JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN as the Comedian, MALIN AKERMAN as Silk Spectre II, BILLY CRUDUP as Dr. Manhattan, MATTHEW GOODE as Ozymandias, PATRICK WILSON as Nite Owl II and JACKIE EARLE HALEY as Rorschach in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' 'Watchmen.'

The adaptation of Alan Moore's celebrated graphic novel started strongly, taking in a whopping $25 million (£17.85 million) on its opening day (06Mar09).

The film, starring Patrick Wilson and Malin Akerman, opened in 3,611 cinemas across America on Friday - the widest theatre count ever for an R-rated film.

Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail came in second with an $8.8 million (£6.3 million) weekend take and Liam Neeson thriller Taken was third. Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire came in fourth - 17 weeks after the movie was released in America.

Outside the U.S., Watchmen also scored big - it took in $27.5 million (£19.6 million) at 5,097 in 45 territories to claim the top spot at the international market too.

Gran Torino, Marley & Me and Slumdog Millionaire are among the other movies doing very well at the box office outside the U.S.

Source: WENN

| Monday, March 9, 2009

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