With venom and vitriol, "loving" Christians are protesting the premiere of The Da Vinci Code. With a U.S. opening weekend box office of $77 million, the movie ranks second only after 2002's Spider-Man for highest grossing opening weekend in history.

We went to see the film last night (Sunday evening), and took a camera hoping to snap some shots of protesters to post today. Alas, no one was at the theater except peaceful movie-goers. No rants, no rosaries, no bullhorns, no arson. (We did notice several cars in the parking lot bearing Masonic emblems.)

Elsewhere, the protests continue:

• Russian Orthodox Christians burn The Da Vinci Code movie posters in central Moscow
• Mel Gibson slams The Da Vinci Code
• Cathlolic Church cajoles Pacific nation of Samoa to ban The Da Vinci Code
• Projector lenses stolen from theater on The Da Vinci Code's opening night

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