Director Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" earned $55.7 million in ticket sales this past weekend to claim top spot at the box office. The film was also the biggest opening of 2009.The Vancouver-lensed feature, budgeted at $125 million opened March 6.
Greg Foster, chairman/president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment, said the movie sold out on all 124 IMAX screens it was playing on during the weekend and was the second largest opening in company history behind 2008's "The Dark Knight."
For the year, movie attendance continues to soar, with revenue at $1.9 billion, up 16percent through the same point in 2008.
Even factoring in 2009's higher ticket prices, movie attendance is running 14 percent higher than last year...
