Watchmen, Alan Moore's masterpiece, made $55.7 million this weekend. The flick played in 3,611 theaters including in 124 IMAX theaters, but it came in lower than expected.
They hoped the movie would best the $70.9 million opening of Zack Snyder's previous film, 300.
However these are two different types of stories. You don't have to think in 300, and in Watchmen, you need to dig deep...it's Alan Moore story for Hera's sake.
Still, Watchmen has the best opening of the year and one of the best showings ever for an R-rated film.
It may catch on later
