(19 July 2010) It’s not due for release until October but already ‘The Social Network’ – a movie about Facebook and its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s life, has been met with a lot of criticism and is causing quite a stir amongst movie buffs.

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz called it a “dramatisation of history” while Zuckerberg went one step further by saying he wished the movie was never made!

But despite the disapproving comments from the genii who created the world’s most popular network, Paddy Power are confident the film will be a big hit with movie goers worldwide and have already opened betting on how successful it will be.

It’s just 3/1 that the movie rakes in between $250million and $300million at the worldwide box office while in the US alone it’s tipped to pull in more than $50 million in its opening weekend. The odds on ‘The Social Network’ winning Best Picture at next year’s Oscar’s are 18/1 while the odds on it sinking James Cameron’s Titanic and his new sci-fi hit Avatar are 20/1.

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: “The Facebook phenomenon took everyone by surprise – nobody foresaw just how popular it was going to be and similarly it’s hard to gauge how successful the film will be. With over 400million active Facebook members worldwide though, it’s hard to see it failing at the box office!”

Click here to have a peek of The Social Network movie trailer.

The Social Network – Tipped for Success

The Social Network Total Worldwide Gross

• 7/4 Under $250 Million
• 3/1 $250 – $300 Million
• 7/2 $301 – $350 Million
• 6/1 $351 – $400 Million
• 8/1 $400 – $450 Million
• 10/1 $450 – $500 Million
• 6/1 $501 Million or Over

The Social Network US Opening Weekend

• 4/1 Under $20 Million
• 6/1 $20 – $25 Million
• 11/2 $25.1 – $30 Million
• 7/2 $30.1 – $35 Million
• 9/2 $35.1 – $40 Million
• 6/1 $40.1 – $45 Million
• 8/1 $45.1 – $50 Million
• 3/1 $50.1 Million or Over

The Social Network UK Opening Weekend

• 5/2 Under £1 Million
• 3/1 £1 – £2 Million
• 7/2 £2.1 – £3 Million
• 4/1 £3.1 – £4 Million
• 6/1 £4.1 – £5 Million
• 4/1 £5.1 Million or Over

The Social Network Irish Opening Weekend

• 9/4 Under €100,000
• 5/2 €100,000 – €200,000
• 3/1 €200,001 – €300,000
• 11/2 €300,001 – €400,000
• 8/1 €400,000 – €500,000
• 4/1 €500,001 or Over