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“300” Buries Competition at Box-Office
The Warner Bros. epic “300” raked in $70 million at the box-office this weekend, far exceeding the combined total of the other nine movies in the top ten. The box-office results seem fitting for a movie that details the story of 300 Spartan soldiers fighting off an invading Persian force of a much larger size.
If the box-office numbers hold up, the $70 million will be the largest March debut ever. Last year’s “Ice Age: The Meltdown” brought in $68 million while playing in 850 more theaters. “300” has already set the record for IMAX theaters were it brought in $3.4 million on 62 screens.
Last week’s number one, the Disney release “Wild Hogs,” fell to number two but stayed strong with $28 million bringing its total to $77.4 million over two weekends.
Disney captured number three at the box-office as well with “Bridge to Terabithia” which brought in $6.9 million, bumping its total to $67 million over four weeks.
Nicholas Cage brought in the year’s first $100 million movie as “Ghost Rider” collected $6.8 million and brought the four week total to $104.1 million.”
Box-Office Results
1. "300," $70 million.
2. "Wild Hogs," $28 million.
3. "Bridge to Terabithia," $6.9 million.
4. "Ghost Rider," $6.8 million.
5. "Zodiac," $6.77 million.
6. "The Number 23," $4.33 million.
7. "Norbit," $4.3 million.
8. "Music and Lyrics," $3.8 million.
9. "Breach, $2.6 million.
10. "Amazing Grace," $2.5 million.
