Moviegoers around the world are expected to queue into movie theaters during the opening weekend of the movie " The Da Vinci Code ," despite the disapproval of both critics and clerics. The film, directed by Ron Howard , is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Dan Brown , which has sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Officials at Sony-owned Columbia Pictures , which distributed the film, expect the film to gross US$50 million to US$80 million during its first weekend in the United States, based on figures from early matinees on Friday. "The early matinees are very strong and extremely encouraging," said Steve Elzer, a spokesman for Columbia. "The Da Vinci Code" stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou , who respectively play a Harvard professor on religious symbols and a French cryptologist who become involved in a murder mystery revolving around the works of Leonardo da Vinci, a secret that could rock the foundations of the Roman Catholic Church if revealed, and a society formed to protect that secret. The film was previewed at the Cannes film festival to mixed reviews, and critics have generally given the film a cool reception.
Moviegoers around the world are expected to queue into movie theaters during the opening weekend of the movie " ," despite the disapproval of both critics and clerics. The film, directed by , is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by , which has sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Officials at Sony-owned , which distributed the film, expect the film to gross US$50 million to US$80 million during its first weekend in the United States, based on figures from early matinees on Friday. "The early matinees are very strong and extremely encouraging," said Steve Elzer, a spokesman for Columbia. "The Da Vinci Code" stars and , who respectively play a Harvard professor on religious symbols and a French cryptologist who become involved in a murder mystery revolving around the works of Leonardo da Vinci, a secret that could rock the foundations of the Roman Catholic Church if revealed, and a society formed to protect that secret. The film was previewed at the to mixed reviews, and critics have generally given the film a cool reception.
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