Clearly, Thursday is Thursday. Inflation, 3D and other market factors make for debate on records. Saying 10 p.m. Thursday is the same as Friday makes the records much less meaningful. As others noted, won't 9 be Friday, too?
I am an Oogie purist and I can tell you my friend that this IS the movie that people WHO passionately understand the characters. The detractors are Nolanie loonies who don't accept the real love people have for this movie. The numbers for this are close to Avengers when you look closely at them. If this movie gets the sexy legs WOM I expect... Man, fucking awesome.