The Ghost Rider movie, starring Nicholas Cage, debuted as the number 1 movie at the box office for President’s day weekend. The three-day total is estimated at $44.5 million. It mirrors the debut weekend of another Marvel movie, Daredevil, which earned just over $40 million over Presidents day weekend in 2003. Daredevil was hammered pretty hard by the critics and the movie quickly fizzeled out in theatres.

With Ghost Rider, they did not allow critics to review the movie before it’s regular opening weekend. So, the question is, will Ghost Rider be able to sustain strong numbers or will it fizzle out as the critics get their hands on it?

Personally, I really liked Daredevil. It wasn’t my favorite Marvel movie but I thought they did a great job on it. The critics response to the film didn’t surprise me but I was surprised at how many fans of the genre hated it. I haven’t seen Ghost Rider yet but I have been hearing some mixed reviews from fans that went over the weekend. Will Ghost Rider be a hit, or another dissappointing movie for the Marvel fanbase?

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