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1. Race To Witch Mountain  (Disney) [3,187 theaters] $6.5M Friday, est $24M wkd
2. (Tied) Watchmen (Warner Bros) [3,611] $5.5M Friday, est $18M wkd
2. (Tied) Last House On The Left (Universal) [2,401] $5.5M Friday, est $15M wkd
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Warner Bros.' dark superhero pic "Watchmen" grossed an estimated $55.7 million from 3,611 theaters in its domestic B.O. debut, coming in lower than expected but still scoring the best opening of the year and one of the best showings ever for an R-rated film.

Moviegoers came out to watch "Watchmen" on Friday to the tune of an estimated $24.9 million.

Loved those credits? Here they are.

Warner Bros. Pictures' Watchmen grossed $4.6 million in Thursday midnight shows. Zack Snyder's previous film, 300 , opened to $2.5 million with its midnight shows.

Two of the more anticipated panels at this year's WonderCon were the ones for J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek and McG's continuation of the "Terminator" saga with Terminator Salvation . The two movies have a lot more in common than the fact they're the return of popular and long-absent franchises opening in May that both happen to co-star soon-to-be 20-year-old actor Anton Yelchin in key roles. Both movies decided to take advantage of the Wonder-Con crowds to world premiere their new trailers, which will precede Zack Snyder's Watchmen next Friday.

You can watch these new clip montages starting Monday.

"Watchmen," one of 2009's most eagerly awaited films, has had its world premiere in London on Tuesday, and reviews cast the movie as classy but no classic.

Film News: 'Watchmen' actor to star in comic adaptation -- "Watchmen" star Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in negotiations to topline "The Losers" for Warner Bros. with Sylvain White directing.

Yahoo! Movies has revealed a sixth clip from Watchmen featuring Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley).