Here’s an interesting tidbit from The Washington Post:
Apart from its Friday-Sunday total (the usual measure of Hollywood success), “MR” collected another $42.5 million between its late-Wednesday sneak previews and its official Thursday opening, pushing its five-day gross to $135.8 million. The Wednesday-Thursday total very likely means the movie collected more at the box office on Thursday than any other in history, according to Dergarabedian.
Not too shabby at all. My $9 contributed to the wed-thur totals.