SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2009
WATCHMEN: $55.7 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND
Watchmen brought in an estimated $55.7 million to easily top the box office in its opening weekend.
Opening in 3,611 theaters, the film brought in $25.1 million on Friday, $19.0 million on Saturday and $11.5 million on Sunday.
By comparison, 300 -- the previous film from Watchmen director Zack Snyder -- brought in $70.9 in its opening weekend in 2007.
Watchmen posted the third-largest March opening and the fifth-largest opening for an R-rated film.
Watchmen has little competition this weekend. Madea Goes to Jail was second with $8.8 million.
DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS
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For covers and five-page preview of DC Comics titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
Titles include Ex Machina Special #4, Gen13 #28 and Top 10 Season 2 #4.
For previews of Marvel Comics titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
For previews of IDW Publishing titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Top Cow Productions titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
For previews of Dark Horse Comics titles arriving in stores on March 11, CLICK HERE.
MAY SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP
For previously posted May solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* BOOM! Studios.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
BRIEFLY
* The first X-Men movie returns to Cinemax in April.
Air dates and times include Wednesday, April 1 at 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 7 at 8:15 p.m.; Friday, April 17 at 10 p.m.; Saturday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m.; and Thursday, April 30 at 10 p.m..
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES
If you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, following are links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Tuesday, March 3: Smallville, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Top Shelf Productions for 2009, The Simpsons and Wonder Woman's Keri Russell.
* Monday, March 2: From Wonder Con: IDW Publishing's movie titles, Green Lantern movie, Watchmen and X-Men; plus DC Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, March 1: From Wonder Con: X-Men, IDW Publishing, DC Universe, Dark Horse Comics and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
* Saturday, February 28: From Wonder Con: Green Lantern: First Flight, Image Comics, Black Panther, DC Nation and BOOM! Studios; plus The Spectacular Spider-Man.
* Friday, February 27: Marvel Comics First Looks, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wonder Woman's Rosario Dawson, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Smallville, The Simpsons and Marvel change submissions policty.
* Thursday, February 26: Moonstone Books for June, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Simpsons.
* Wednesday, February 25: Samuel L. Jackson's deal with Marvel Studios, Heroes, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Radical Publishing for May, Avatar Press for May, Archie Comics First Looks and Top Cow Productions First Looks.
* Tuesday, February 24: Season 9 for Smallville, Marvel Studios, Dynamite Entertainment for May, Top Cow Productions for May, Legend of Isis, Heroes, DC Comics First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and BOOM! Studios First Looks.
* Monday, February 23: Watchmen, Battlestar Galactica, Heath Ledger wins Academy Award, BOOM! Studios for May, Antacric Press for May and Dark Horse Comics First Looks.
* Sunday, February 22: Dollhouse, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Zenescope Entertainment for May, Dabel Brothers Publishing for May, Ape Entertainment for May and Iron Man action figures.
* Saturday, February 21: Devil's Due Publishing for May, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Watchmen's Carla Gugino and Smallville.
* Friday, February 20: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Comics First Looks and Oni Press for May.
* Thursday, February 19: The Middleman, Wolverine and the X-Men, Watchmen, Aspen Comics for May, Image Comics for May, Bongo Comics for May, Heroes, Image Comics First Looks and Marvel Comics First Looks.
* Wednesday, February 18: Watchmen's Zack Snyder, Red 5 Comics for May and Archie Comics First Looks.
* Tuesday, February 17: Marvel Comics for May and DC Comics for May.
* Monday, February 16: IDW Publishing for May, Archie Comics for May, Battlestar Galactica, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks and Marvel Universe action figures.
* Sunday, February 15: Hasbro's Wolverine action figures, Marvel Comics First Looks, BOOM! Studios First Looks and Heroes.
* Saturday, February 14: Heroes, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and Marvel First Looks.
* Friday, February 13: Watchmen, Marvel Comics First Looks and Image Comics First Looks.
* Thursday, February 12: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Malkovich joins Jonah Hex cast, January sales and Top Cow Productions First Looks.
* Wednesday, February 11: Archie Comics First Looks, The Human Target and Knight Rider.
* Tuesday, February 10: Wolverine and the X-Men, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Heroes, XIII, Marvel Comics First Looks, DC Comics First Looks and DC Comics roundup.
* Monday, February 9: Dollhouse, Marvel animation roundup, Brett Ratner to direct Youngblood movie, Watchmen, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, BOOM! Studios First Looks, Dynamite Entertainment First Looks, Marvel Comics First Looks, Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween and Marvel's Cup O' Joe panel at New York Comic Con.
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