"WATCHMEN"

The movie "Wathmen" earns 25.1 million on opening day at the box office for the highly anticipated superhero film.

Its grosses included $4.6 million from midnight previews. The two hour, 41 minute film opened on 3,611 screens, the most ever for an R-rated movie.

Based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ classic graphic novel, the journey of “Watchmen” to the big screen has been closely followed by fans.