BOX OFFICE: 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE Conquers Competition At Home And Overseas

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE conquered the box office this weekend w/ $45M, $6.8M from IMAX.

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) March 9, 2014

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE battle sheet: CinemaScore- B, Males- 62%, 3D Market Share- 63%

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) March 9, 2014

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE dominated overseas w/ $87.8M (+10% vs. 300). RUS ($9.2M) FRA ($7.2M) KOR ($6.5M) BRZ ($5.8M) MEX ($5.5M)

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) March 9, 2014

Top BO: #1 300: ROAE ($45M) #2 MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN ($30M) #3 NON-STOP ($15.3M) #4 LEGO ($11M) #5 SON OF GOD ($9.5M)

— Exhibitor Relations (@ERCboxoffice) March 9, 2014

So, it looks like 300: Rise of an Empire will be a commercial hit, but with a 43% score on Rotten Tomatoes (where it's described as an "empty exercise in stylish gore" and a "step down from its predecessor"), it doesn't seem unfair to say that this isn't exactly a slam dunk for Warner Bros.! What did you think of the movie? Let us know in the comment section below.

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After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches south towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.

STARRING:



Sullivan Stapleton as Themistocles

Eva Green as Artemisia

Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo of Sparta

Rodrigo Santoro as King Xerxes

Hans Matheson as Aeskylos

Andrew Pleavin as Daxos

Callan Mulvey as Scyllias

David Wenham as Dilios

Jack O'Connell as Calisto

Andrew Tiernan as Ephialtes

Yigal Naor as Darius



RELEASE DATE: March 7th, 2014.

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