"The Da Vinci Code" debuts at...

What did I say (write) last week? The more protesting that went on, the more it'd guarantee that "The Da Vinci Code" would debut at #1. The results are in. "Over the Hedge," the new animated film, debuted at #2, pulling in 32.2 million dollars. "The Da Vinci Code" more than doubled that, grossing a total of 77.0 million dollars, which makes it the second highest grossing global opening in history. Even though only 22% of critics liked the film, it blew away the opposition in its opening weekend. It'll be interesting to see how large the drop-off is in its second weekend. All five people I know who saw it over the weekend thought it was anywhere from a "pretty good" to an "awesome" film.

1. "The Da Vinci Code"- 77.0 million
2. "Over the Hedge"- 32.2 million
3. "Mission: Impossible 3"- 11.0 million
4. "Poseidon"- 9.2 million
5. "RV"- 5.1 million

"United 93" dropped from 6 to 9 this past weekend, raking in 1.4 million (28.3 million overall).

P.S.- Tom Hanks and Ron Howard are hosting a thank you party to all the protesters.