( EW.com ) -- Disney 's $ 250 million sci-fi epic `` John Carter '' earned an underwhelming $ 500,000 at midnight showings , the studio confirmed . According to Disney , that figure is in line with what 2010â€²s `` Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time '' earned . That movie , also a costly adventure flick , wound up debuting to $ 30.1 million -- and Disney would really like to see a `` 3â€³ in front of John Carter 's weekend gross . But it 's still way too early to tell , as midnight figures can not be entirely trusted . After all , just last Friday , `` Project X '' took in $ 1.2 million at midnight screenings en route to a $ 21.1 million weekend . Admittedly , `` Project X '' is a more midnight-friendly movie than `` John Carter , '' but then consider last year 's action fantasy Immortals , which grossed $ 1.4 million at midnight showings and finished its first weekend with $ 32.2 million . However `` John Carter '' performs this weekend ( we 're predicting a $ 26 million debut ) , the movie will likely find a bit more love overseas . Disney announced that the film already posted the biggest opening day ever in Russia with a projected $ 6.5 million . See the full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
`` John Carter '' earned an underwhelming $ 500,000 at midnight showings . It 's still way too early to tell , as midnight figures can not be entirely trusted . The movie will likely find a bit more love overseas .