Watchmen debuted to a number of midnight showing around the country, and is showing that many people are indeed interested in seeing the film. The Watchmen movie already made $4.6 million in its first showing, marking it as a quick success, and showing that the Watchmen trailers really did the trick to get people excited. Not only that, but Watchmen reviews are also a hot commodity now, as potential viewers try to learn it is worth the full price of admission to witness what the Watchmen characters can really do on the big screen.
By bringing in $4.6 million before it even opens to wide release on Friday night, the number shows that there are going to be enough interested parties to propel the film to #1 over the weekend. The question remaining for everyone, is just how much money the movie can make, and if enough people are interested in seeing the graphic novel come to life. It's not always a predictable number by just gauging what is made at midnight showings, but it can really shed some light on whether people are willing to stand in line, or get exhausted at a film that is almost three hours in its full presentation.
Already Watchmen reviews are criss-crossing the internet, and sites like Rotten Tomatoes are benefiting greatly from the extra exposure a film like this can generate. The Watchmen trailers have been out for quite a while now, and as the movie got closer to being released, it seems like they amplified just how many times it was shown during the day. With around six different trailers presented in the end, the producers sought to really spread out the demographics that could get interested in the Watchmen characters, and it seems like so far they are doing exactly what was needed.
The question now becomes whether the film will continue to garner box office success, or if the first audiences decide they don't like it, and thus pan it in their reviews of Watchmen. It's definitely a film that is going to cover the wide spectrum of analysis, and early Watchmen reviews do range from loving the movie to hating it. These reviews take full advantage of Watchmen quotes, and as the film goes to wide-release, word out mouth could become an important commodity to the film. If the first audiences love it, that could spell great success, but if they hate it, that is another ball of wax altogether.
Sources: Watchmen Reviews and Entertainment Weekly