Buzz is building for The Da Vinci Code

Buzz is building for The Da Vinci Code

Prop bets add some intrigue to film opening

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moviegoers anxious to see Professor Robert Langdon use his symbology skills onscreen should be lined up on Friday for the first showings of The Da Vinci Code, director Ron Howard's translation of the mega-selling book to the silver screen.

With the ever-popular Tom Hanks playing Langdon, and a strong supporting cast that includes Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno, and Audrey Tautou, hype for the movie has been building for months. But how much business will Da Vinci actually do on opening weekend, and will it be the blockbuster of the summer?

At www.betbet.com, you can get odds on whether Da Vinci will outperform the other big summer movies at the box office on its opening weekend. Can't see any film being more popular than Howard & Hanks' controversial adaptation? Then at +300 you can bet Da Vinci will have the best opening-weekend results.

Hold on though -- because Da Vinci isn't listed as the favorite at BetBet. That honor goes to the third film in the X-Men franchise, which is set to be released on Friday, May 26. X-Men: The Last Stand is pegged as the -125 favorite to open with the top three-day box office numbers of the summer.

Here is the complete list of odds for this prop at BetBet:
Top Grossing Movie of Summer (Three-Day Opening Weekend):
X-Men: The Last Stand (X3) -125
The Da Vinci Code +300
Superman Returns +300
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 +400
Any Other Movie +1000

So a $100 dollar bet on The Da Vinci Code pays you $300 if Howard's film beats out the superheroes and pirates and comes up with the summer's top opening.

With so much buzz surrounding the Da Vinci props at BetBet you can also wager on the film in a few extra categories. The Da Vinci Code is listed at EVEN odds to become the first summer movie to reach $200 million at the box office, but oddsmakers don't like its chances of grabbing an Oscar nod (No sits at -900). Hanks' Oscar chances for the movie? Not looking great either (No sits at -600).

For a complete list of all the available Da Vinci Code prop bets at BetBet, go to http://www.betbet.com/ and click the Entertainment link in the left-side menu, where you will also find listings for other summer movies and showbiz events.

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