Very interesting, Josette - thanks for the heads up.
And according to the September 7-9, 2012 Venezuelan box office chart on Box Office Mojo, DS definitely did not open in Venezuela on September 7th as was and still is indicated on the official Latin American Web site:
http://warnerbroslatino.com/fechas-estreno/157. But then, the official US site still says it was supposed to open there on August 17th.
So, who knows what's going on in that country. It's just very strange.
And speaking of the official US site, it now opens with a page specifically to promote the DVD/Blu-ray release and to pre-order them from Walmart, Best Buy, Target, FYE, Toys R Us (which I would never think of), and
www.gohastings.com (which I've never even been to).
124 days 9 hours 58 minutes 48 seconds since the Depp/Burton Dark Shadows has been in release(ET)!
19 days 14 hours 1 minute 12 seconds until the day the Depp/Burton Dark Shadows comes out on DVD/Blu-ray(ET)!