Green Lantern Shows No Fear at the Box Office

The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office.

Despite absolutely horrible reviews, DC Entertainment’s first major release based on a DC Comics character since its formation, Green Lantern (Warner Bros.), starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard and Tim Robbins opened relatively weak with an estimated $ 52.6 million, averaging $ 13.8k in 3,916 2D and 3D theaters. After doing more in Thursday midnights than the recent X-Men: Last Stand , it took in roughly $ 21.6 million on Friday but then had a substantial drop on Saturday, which doesn’t bode well for any sort of…