Question: How much money did Terminator Salvation make on the first day of release?
About the article "Terminator Salvation", section "Box office".

Candidate passages:
"Terminator Salvation" is the fourth installment of the "Terminator" film series, made by The Halcyon Company and again distributed by Warner and Columbia, and with an original release on May 21, 2009.
It was written by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, Jonathan Nolan, and Anthony E. Zuiker, directed by McG, and stars Christian Bale as John Connor.
After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, John struggles to become the leader, but in this future, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington, who was personally recommended by James Cameron) has somehow altered it, and the T-800 (Roland Kickinger with CG-rendered facial likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger) is coming online sooner than expected.
The film also involves Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) and how he became the man he was in the first film. 
A Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Terminator with living tissue over a metal endoskeleton, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is the main antagonist in "The Terminator", the original "Terminator" film.
An identical Series 800 Model 101, having been reprogrammed by the resistance in the future, is one of the protagonists in '.
In ', Schwarzenegger plays an updated T-850 unit, with the same outward appearance as the Series 800.
His character is destroyed at the end of each of these films.
The fourth installment, "Terminator Salvation", reveals the origin of the 101 Model.
Roland Kickinger was cast as the principal actor but CGI was used to superimpose Schwarzenegger's face from the original 1984 film.
The original Terminator was sent to terminate a single target, Sarah Connor, in 1984, to prevent the birth of her son, John, the future leader of the human resistance.
It survives being caught in a truck exploding, though its flesh cover burns away and it is fully revealed as a machine.
The Terminator was finally crushed in a hydraulic press by Sarah after a lengthy chase.
However, its damaged main CPU and right arm were recovered by Cyberdyne.
The remains of the first Terminator were used in Cyberdyne's research to radically advance the company's technology, paradoxically creating the technology entity Skynet.
The CPU and arm are destroyed in a foundry at the end of Terminator 2, along with the reprogrammed 800 model, to prevent any further advancement of Skynet.
Schwarzenegger's Terminator's role was reversed in the second film.
He was reprogrammed by the future John Connor and sent back to protect his younger self from the T-1000.
While interacting with the Connors as they work to try to prevent Judgement Day, this Terminator is taught how to speak in slang-like terms like ""Hasta La Vista"", developing into an almost fatherlike role for John Connor, with Sarah reflecting that the Terminator is the first male figure John has ever had in his life who can be guaranteed to always be there for him.
At the end of the film, he orders Sarah to lower him into a molten metal vat in order to destroy the CPU, though John wanted him to stay with them, the Terminator recognising that he has to be destroyed to ensure that Skynet cannot be recreated in the future using his technology.
In the third film, he is again portrayed as the hero, this time protecting John and his future wife Kate Brewster from a T-X.
He tells John that his efforts in the second film did not stop Judgment Day, but merely delayed it.
They are also running from Judgment Day, trying to postpone it again, but they fail, thanks to the counter-efforts of the T-X, a new, highly advanced Terminator designed to be capable of defeating other Terminators; on one occasion, it manages to infect the Terminator with nanites that take control of its body and force it to attack John and Kate, but John is able to 'convince' the Terminator to reboot by reminding it of the conflict between its current actions and its programmed mission to ensure John and Kate's survival.
As John and Kate retreat to an underground bunker to wait out the now-inevitable holocaust, the Terminator is destroyed when it jams its remaining hydrogen fuel cell into the T-X's mouth (with a cold remark of ""You are terminated!
""), resulting in a massive detonation that destroys them both.
This Terminator also is revealed to hold a very important role in John's future: he's the one who kills John on July 4, 2032 after being chosen for John's emotional attachment to his model.
He was then captured, reprogrammed and sent to the past to make sure that young-adult John and Kate would survive the start of the war.
As a result of John's death in the future, he follows Kate's orders rather than John's, unlike the Terminator in "Terminator 2".
In the fourth film, the Terminator has a small role, though once again as an antagonist.
Being the very first T-800 produced, it engages John Connor in battle during Connor's attempt to rescue Kyle Reese from the Skynet base in San Francisco.
John holds his own with his advanced weaponry, but is unable to stop the Terminator until it is drenched in molten metal and then liquid nitrogen, freezing it temporarily.
As John begins planting hydrogen fuel cells (similar to the ones powering the model seen in "Terminator 3"), human-cyborg terminator Marcus Wright arrives to stall the Terminator, able to match its strength due to his own metal endoskeleton, but due to Marcus harbouring biological organs, the Terminator is able to incapacitate him long enough to stab John through the heart from behind, fatally wounding him.
Marcus retaliates by jamming a metal bar through the Terminator's neck and twisting it until its head rips off, destroying it instantly.
The hydrogen fuel cells are set off as John and Marcus escape, destroying the base and taking thousands of unfinished Terminators with it.
Marcus later gives up his own heart to save John's life. 
In 1999, two years after C2 Pictures purchased the rights to the franchise, two "Terminator" films' premises were mapped out and were supposed to be developed simultaneously.
Tedi Sarafian was hired to write "", which he eventually received shared story credit for, while David C. Wilson was to write "Terminator 4".
Before any revisions were done, "T3" initially took place in 2001 and revolved around the first attacks between Skynet and humans.
"T4" would follow immediately afterward and centered primarily on the war seen in the first two films.
Warner Bros. gave the film the codename "Project Angel".
Following the release of "Terminator 3" in 2003, producers Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar contracted Nick Stahl and Claire Danes to return as John Connor and Kate Brewster in another film.
Director Jonathan Mostow helped develop the script, written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, and was set to begin production in 2005 after completing another film.
It was known by then Arnold Schwarzenegger's role would be limited, as he had assumed office as Governor of California.
The producers sought to have Warner Bros. finance the picture as they did for "Terminator 3".
In 2005, Stahl said John and Kate would be recast as the story jumped forward in time.
By 2006, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, distributor of the original film, was set to distribute the fourth film as part of the new CEO Harry Sloan's scheme to make the studio a viable Hollywood player.
On May 9, 2007, it was announced that production rights to the "Terminator" series had passed from the feuding Vajna and Kassar to the Halcyon Company.
The producers hoped to start a new trilogy based on the franchise.
The purchase was financed with a loan by Pacificor, a hedge fund from Santa Monica.
By July 19, the project was in legal limbo due to a lawsuit between MGM and Halcyon subsidiary T Asset.
MGM had an exclusive window of 30 days to negotiate for distribution of the Terminator films.
When negotiating for "Terminator 4", Halcyon rejected their initial proposal, and MGM suspended negotiations.
After the 30 days were over, MGM claimed that the period during which negotiations were suspended did not count and their exclusive period was still open.
Halcyon asked a court for an injunction allowing them to approach other distributors.
Later, the lawsuit was settled and MGM got a 30-day right of first refusal to finance and distribute the fifth "Terminator" film.
Finally, Warner Bros. paid $60 million to acquire the United States distribution rights of "Terminator Salvation"; Sony Pictures also paid just over $100 million to acquire this film's distribution rights in most international territories. 
  "The Terminator" (first novelization) by Shaun Hutson (1984)  "The Terminator" (second novelization) by Randall Frakes (1991)  "" novelization by Randall Frakes (1991) * "The T2 Trilogy" by S.M.
Stirling ** "T2: Infiltrator" (2002) ** "T2: Rising Storm" (2003) ** "T2: The Future War" (2004) * Terminator 2: The New John Connor Chronicles by Russell Blackford ** "Dark Futures" (2002) ** "An Evil Hour" (2003) ** "Times of Trouble" (2003) * "Terminator 2: Hour of the Wolf" by Mark W. Tiedemann (2004)  "" novelization by David Hagberg (2003) * "T3 Terminator Dreams" by Aaron Allston (2004) * "" by Aaron Allston (2005)  "Terminator Salvation" novelization by Alan Dean Foster (2009) * "" by Timothy Zahn (2009) * "Terminator Salvation: Cold War" by Greg Cox (2009) * "Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire" by Timothy Zahn (2010) Books.
Stirling, Blackford and Allston's individual series are of separate continuity.
Tiedemann's novel follows on from Blackford's.
Foster, Zahn and Cox's novels form a single continuity. 
Cultural impact.
The "Terminator" franchise has had a significant impact on popular culture, most notably James Cameron’s original films, "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".
The film franchise placed #17 on the top 25 greatest film franchises of all time by IGN and is also in the top 25 grossing franchises of all time.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the "Terminator" franchise is the sixth highest rated franchise on the site behind the "Toy Story" franchise, the Dollars trilogy, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the "Mad Max" franchise, and the Star Wars trilogy, but in front of the "Indiana Jones" franchise.
"The Terminator" has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "Culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The American Film Institute (AFI) has also recognized both films on a number of occasions: the line "I'll be back" from "The Terminator" placed as the 37th best movie quote of all time, while "Hasta la vista, baby" from Part 2 ranked 76th on the same list.
The Terminator character from "The Terminator" was voted the 22nd villain of all time; meanwhile, the T-800 (of the same likeness) in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" was voted the 48th hero of all time on the 100 Heroes and Villains list; this is the only time the same character has appeared thusly on the two opposing lists.
In the 100 Years...100 series list, the Terminator franchise was voted the 42nd most thrilling of all time.
Finally, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" ranked 8th on AFI's top 10 list in the science fiction genre.
Both films were subject to numerous pop culture references, such as the use of "I’ll be back" in countless other media, including different variations of the phrase by Arnold himself in many of his subsequent films, including "The Running Man", and several cameo appearances by Robert Patrick as the T-1000, in "The Last Action Hero" and "Wayne's World".
"The Simpsons" have also spoofed both films, and the T-1000 in particular, on a number of occasions.
In terms of critical reception, the first two films also stand out.
"Terminator 2" is thus far the only film in the series to garner attention of the Academy Award (6 nominations and 4 wins).
In addition to being rated highly among top critics, Total Film has rated "The Terminator" the 72nd best film ever made, and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" the 33rd.
Both films are consistently featured on IMDb’s Top 250 list.
All four "Terminator" films have had very respectable box office gross, though after James Cameron left the series it saw diminishing returns in subsequent films.
"The Terminator" made $78 million worldwide, far surpassing its $6 million budget and becoming a major sleeper hit.
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" grossed approximately $520 million globally, becoming a major blockbuster and the top-grossing film of 1991.
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" did not fare as well, with $433 million, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2003.
"Terminator Salvation" grossed an estimated $371 million worldwide, a figure below industry expectations and the lowest of any of the sequels in the series.