Found this:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/35/11635.php
IT'S V FOR VICTORY
While some box office analysts were predicting that Warner Bros.' V for Vendetta would emerge as the first big blockbuster of the year, it opened instead with an estimated $26.1 million -- a V for valiant effort, but hardly explosive. The film, written and produced by the Wachowski brothers, took in about $2 million less than their original Matrix did in 2000 and was the fourth-highest opening of the year.
thank you
unfortunately it looks like they may break even with this crap
ah well