Warner Bros.’ new superhero film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” jumped to the number one spot, reeling in a whopping $27.7 million in sales on opening night, March 24.
The Zack Snyder-directed film elbowed its way into the history books with the seventh highest Thursday preview showing in history, nudging past “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which made $26.6 million on opening night n 2015. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” holds the all-time record at $57 million when it previewed back in December 2015.
However, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” did set a record of its own, with the highest opening weekend for Easter, overthrowing previous record holder “Furious 7.”
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Despite dismal reviews, fans were more than eager to see Batman (played by Ben Affleck) and Superman (played by Henry Cavill) battle it out, a follow up to “Man of Steel,” released in 2013. As a bonus, fans will also get to see Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman debut on the big screen.
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A preview of another sequel that did well on Thursday was, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.” The followup to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” starring Nia Vardalos, raked in a little over $1 million and is projected to do close to 15 million on it’s official March 25 release.
Moviegoers can see both “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” when officially released on March 25.
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