Watchmen screenwriter David Hayter has written an open letter to fans of the original Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel, begging them to see the movie again this weekend.
Please go see the movie again next weekend.
You have to understand, everyone is watching to see how the film will do in its second week. If you care about movies that have a brain, or balls, (and this film’s got both, literally), or true adaptations — And if you’re thinking of seeing it again anyway, please go back this weekend, Friday or Saturday night. Demonstrate the power of the fans, because it’ll help let the people who pay for these movies know what we’d like to see. Because if it drops off the radar after the first weekend, they will never allow a film like this to be made again.
Last weekend, Watchmen made $55 million, which was solid but on the low end of Warner Bros.’ expectations. A good second weekend hold will make the difference between whether the film will be remembered as a hit or a disappointment.
The only problem is, audiences are wildly mixed about the flick. Reports of walkouts have abounded (partly due, let’s be honest, to parents not realizing they’re taking their kids to a violent R-rated movie) and over eight thousand Yahoo! Movies users have given the film a lukewarm B-.
Box Office Guru predicts that the film will crumble by 60% this weekend.
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