Wednesday, June 7, 2006
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The signs were all around them – and U.S. moviegoers responded in staggering numbers to the 6/6/06 opening of the The Omen (review), with the thriller taking in $12,633,666 -- the largest Tuesday opening in motion picture history. 20th Century Fox long-planned the unusual Tuesday opening to capitalize on the date – 6/6/06 – a sequence of numbers indicating the Mark of the Beast (Satan). The record opening day figure, ending in 666, also reflects the story’s Satan/Anti-Christ themes. John Moore's film, which is a contemporary thriller based on the 1976 classic film, centers around a young boy named Damien, the son of an American diplomat and his wife. Damien’s family is unaware he is destined to become the Anti-Christ – until shattering events reveal the terrifying truth.
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