BOX OFFICE: BATMAN v SUPERMAN Shatters Records As It Tops THE DARK KNIGHT RISES' Opening Weekend

Whether you liked BvS or not, what matters is will we get future entertaining movies based on DC characters, especially acting together within a consistent universe and the question of whether or not this movie makes that a more or less likely possibility.

Given the response of critics, the declining audience score on RT, and the massive budget, it's fair to say that Zach Snyder has done DC and comic geek fans a disservice by jeopardizing that dream. But WB shares equal blame for 1) allowing him to direct after MOS, 2) not making a coordinated and well planned effort to create a coherent universe, 3) rushing a movie because it wanted it's own Avengers.

Has Snyder put a stake in that dream? Certainly not...but, the $170 million made was based on the popularity of the characters, the popularity of comic book movies (thank you Deadpool & Marvel), and the marketing campaign. After this weekend, advance prerelease tickets sold will no longer be a factor and reviews and word of mouth will play an increasing role and marketing's influence will drop. Given the budget of BvS and the potential budgets of future DC movies, WB must consider how much more money the movie could have earned had Snyder made a movie more popular with both critics and the general audience.

I'm going Tuesday.... :)