The first day of the Da Vinci Code movie bought in $29million - a suprising amount considering the reviews the movie has had and the amount of complaints. It is thought to have grossed about $77million for its opening weekend.

There has been a huge uproar between two of the major music labels, Universal Music and Sony BMG, over Sony's release of a CD entitled, "Music Inspired by Da Vinci". Universal claims that Sony is trying to slip under the radar and get some quick sales while the movie is currently flooding the press. Sony deny this, yet the CD was released only this week, on the same day as the official Da Vinci Code Soundtrack.

The Da Vinci Code soundtrack is now available from all good retailers, and has been composed by Oscar winning Hans Zimmer who also worked on Gladiator, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman Begins.

The BBC's Caroline Briggs has published her review of the Da Vinci Code, saying:

While the plot worked its magic on the pages, it does not transfer well to the screen - here, it is long and it is dull.

Despite trying to get the film banned or cut, the Da Vinci Code film has gone on show in Asia as planned, although some countries have place an adult certificate on it, due to its religious themes.

People are beginning to gather now at the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of the Da Vinci Code Film. According to the BBC:

So far there are no signs of protesters. The film, based on the Dan Brown best-seller, has proved controversial with some Catholics.

Those camped on deck chairs along the Croisette assure me they are fans.

The film has been fraught with tension as religious groups protest against the film's content. In Thailand, the film may have the last 10 minutes cut from it. In South Korea, Greece and India, boycotts have been planned, and has been slammed by Catholic cardinals.

High Definition trailers of The Da Vinci Code are available online to view if you haven't caught them yet!

Thais may not be able to see the "The Da Vinci Code" movie after a police-run censorship board ordered the last 10 minutes cut and some sub-titles changed before it is shown in the largely Buddhist country.

The preview viewing for the press at the Cannes Film Festival has been rather tame, given the press coverage of the film over the past few weeks.

the reaction at the first press screening in Cannes was largely negative, and loud laughter broke out at one of the pivotal scenes.

"Nothing really works. It's not suspenseful. It's not romantic. It's certainly not fun," said Stephen Schaefer of the Boston Herald.

"It seems like you're in there forever. And you're conscious of how hard everybody's working to try to make sense of something that basically perhaps is unfilmable."

An interesting article on the Da Vinci Code book tries to determine how this book, written by an almost unknown author, has managed to skyrocket to the top of the book charts the world over.