According to the information on ComingSoon.net and EW.com, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Watchmen earned an estimated $55.7 million from 3,611 theaters, for an average of $15,413 per location. IMAX theaters accounted for $5.5 million of the film's $55.7 million opening. It marks the third-highest March opening of all time, trailing its own director Zack Snyder's 300 and Ice Age: The Meltdown.
Internationally, the movie made $27.5 million from 5,097 theaters in 45 markets. Worldwide, Watchmen has earned $83.2 million after three days.
Katie Cassidy's (Ruby) Taken climbed from fourth to third with $7.5 million, bringing its six-week sum to $118 million.
Source: ComingSoon.net, EW.com.