Watchmen captivated audiences this weekend. The comic book thriller-starring Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, and Patrick Wilson-conquered the weekend box office, earning $55.7 million in its first three days in theaters, according to early studio estimates.
The two hour, 41 minute film opened on 3,611 screens, the most ever for an R-rated movie. Even with consumers paying