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The Da Vinci Code has had one of the biggest opening weekends in box office history

'The Da Vinci Code' has had one of the biggest opening weekends in box office history - $224 million worldwide. The controversial movie is in second place behind 'Star Wars III: The Revenge Of The Sith', which made $252,000 during the same time period. However, the highly controversial film starring Tom Hanks - which is based on the best selling novel by Dan Brown - has been panned by critics, and many church leaders called for the film to be banned. Jeff Blake, vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said: "We have a great worldwide story to tell. "It's going to be one of the biggest worldwide openings ever. We're really in territory that hasn't been traveled. He added: "People had set a target of $60 million, which would be considered the base-case opening in the United States. We're well in excess of the $60 million figure." 'The Da Vinci Code' - which suggests Jesus married Mary Magdalene, had a child by her and members of a religious order then tried to cover it up - has already had already broken box office records in Italy, home of the Vatican. Members of a Catholic group - Christian Militants - staged demonstrations outside some cinemas in central Rome over the weekend chanting slogans including: "Dan Brown, remember you will also be judged by Christ."

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