Many people out there are watching "Watchmen," because Zack Snyder's adaptation of the graphic novel scored $25.1 million Friday at the North American box office.

Then again, that's about $3 million less than the opening Friday gross of Snyder's previous flick "300," which opened Match 9, 2007 at 3,103 locations. In comparison, "Watchmen" debuted at 3,611 locations.

At No. 2, Tyler Perry's "Mades Goes to Jail" brought in $2.5 million, lifting its domestic total to $70.2 million. Following in third place was "Taken," which reached a cumulative gross of $112.9 million after Friday's earnings of $2.3 million.

Meanwhile, Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" earned another $1.9 million, bringing its total to $120.4 million. The Ken Kwapis-directed comedy "He's Just Not That Into You" finished fifth with a daily gross of $1.3 million and a total haul of $81.9 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)