‘Batman V Superman’ Shrugs Off Bad Reviews, Opens to $170M

The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Faster than a speeding bullet and impervious to lousy reviews, the superhero faceoff “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” rebounded from a smack down from critics to debut with a massive $170.1 million in North America, the sixth best opening of all-time.

It proves that the concept is bigger than negative reviews.
Paul Dergarabedian, media analyst, comScore