"Watchmen" in free fall.

Failed Experiment: The elaborate comic adaptation "Watchmen" had in the U.S. in its second weekend to accept revenue-sensitive - the mass audience was apparently made. In Germany, the boot is not against the "readers" to.

 

Hamburg / Los Angeles - The dream of the big blockbusters: The fan not only in circles eagerly awaited adaptation of the cult comic "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is a problem case to the American box office. After quite ordinary start to the week is the curiosity of the fans seem to satisfy - the film lost 67 percent of its sales launch and played on the second weekend only 18.1 million U.S. dollars, which is still in second place for the box-office Charts presented.

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Scene from "Watchmen": no flop, but also no success

After ten days was almost 150 million U.S. dollars expensive antiheroes drama at around 85 million U.S. dollars turnover, experts expect a U.S. release of 120 million U.S. dollars from. What do not flop, but also no success. It was director Zack Snyder the leap from fan event in the mainstream desired. "I think the time is ripe, and the audience is ready for an evolution towards more sophisticated material in the genre of comic book adaptations," he said
In an interview with blogs ONLINE. But the bare figures tell a different language: Despite strong consumer comic films like "300" and "The Dark Knight denied the mainstream audience the" Watchmen ", which of course may also be due,
that the two and some half-baked film between the author and cinema effects spectacle commutes.

The mass strives to prefer the tried: New Leaders in the American movie charts is the Disney adventure film "The Race To Witch Mountain" (German title: "The hunt for the magic mountain, starting on 9 April). With 3187 copies to start, came the family-action comedy with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, according to "Focus on Film" to a solid start 25 million U.S. dollars revenue.

"Sunshine Cleaning" - the indie summer hit?

The horror-classic remake of "Last House on the Left", genre justice on Friday the 13th started, had 14.7 million U.S. dollars is also a solid start - third place behind the "Watchmen". Fourth place went to the lasting thriller "Taken/96 Hours". The spectacle of revenge with Liam Neeson once built only nine per cent from its Vorwochenumsatzes played 6.7 million U.S. dollars, and now stands at 126.8 million U.S. dollars turnover. The unlikely success of comedian and filmmaker Tyler Perry with his comedy "Madea Goes to Jail" decide the top five with 5.1 million U.S. dollars and a total turnover of 83.2 million U.S. dollars.

The newly launched comedy "Miss March" had to deal with 2.4 million U.S. dollars and ten modest place, while a limited number of copies ongoing comedy "Sunshine Cleaning," the successor of the successful film "Little Miss Sunshine" producers promising start: $ 53,000 , the film with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as sympathetic unsuccessful sister pair in only four cinemas around New York. An upcoming indie summer hit?

First time for weeks broke sales in the U.S. cinemas a little one. Industry experts, however, with the DreamWorks animated film "Monsters vs.. Aliens", which starts in two weeks, already the next potential blockbusters on the horizon. Germany start on 2 April.

Until then, it is likely also in the local cinema charts little change.
"The readers' held the audience in its third week in his spell. At least after turnovers. By pure numbers of visitors expected, allowed the U.S. comedy
"Marley & me" secure the top position: The dog Dramolett with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson drew loud "Focus on Film" 240,000 visitors and brought about the "readers" with 10,000 tickets, however, with a box office earnings of 1.7 million euros around 100,000 euros before 'Marley & me "was.

Best of the weekend was restarted
"Shopaholic - The bargain hunter" in third place. The U.S. comedy in 425 cinemas attracted 170,000 visitors. It landed "Hexe Lilli - The Dragon and the Magic Book", with 105,000 visitors and "The Pink Panther 2" (100,000 viewers).

Outside the top five ranked at the second weekend the "Watchmen", which in Germany is not quite as dramatic as in reducing the U.S., but still down more than 50 percent on the second weekend had to cope. Almost 100,000 spectators saw the comic adaptation of the weekend.

The strongest was the German film reboot
"Hilde," but disappointing with the 80,000 spectators to place eight landed. The horror film "The Unborn" landed with 75,000 visitors still barely in the Top Ten.

With total about 1.7 million visitors were registered in German cinemas this weekend so far the weakest of the year.