Bloody epic "300" earns big numbers at box office
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The blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes at the weekend box office in North America, setting a new record for a March release by selling about $70 million worth of tickets, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.
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A test-marketed film turns into a long-running hit
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The dragon fantasy  "Eragon" sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets  during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the  youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas.
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The ancient epic "300"  came out fighting at the North American box office during its  first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping  up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.
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The Incredibles lived up to their name, taking the top slot at the weekend box office with a massive estimated $70.7 million in ticket sales, the Associated Press reported.
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Ticket sales at the US box office reached a record high in 2004, despite a fall in the number of moviegoers.
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The ultra-bloody warrior film  "300," about a legendary battle between the Spartans and  Persians, seemed headed for U.S. box-office glory on Friday  with sell-out crowds flocking to early showings.
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Hollywood's having a fire sale at the box office this weekend.
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The superhero epic &quot;X-Men: The Last Stand&quot; proved magnetic over the Memorial Day weekend, taking in &#36;120.1 million, the biggest opening ever for the holiday weekend.
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"Jackass Number Two"  outgrossed them all this past weekend, pulling in a massive $29  million and proving once again that young males often dictate  box office performance, according to final data issued Monday.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" set the record for the highest opening in box office history on Sunday, selling an estimated $132 million worth of tickets in its first three days of release across North America and beating the four-year-ol...
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U.S. director Zack Snyder uses cutting edge technology to tell an ancient tale in his new film "300", an ultra-violent depiction of the legendary battle between Spartans and Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.
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LOS ANGELES  - The effects-laden dragon tale "Eragon" flew high on the back of openings in 76 territories over the weekend, taking in $30.1 million and ending the four-week reign of "Casino Royale" as the No. 1 choice of the overseas audience.
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It turns out that Rambo is no match for a bunch of silly Spartans. "Meet the Spartans," a parody of the ancient Greek warriors lionized in the 2007 hit "300," topped the North American weekend box office with $18.7 million, emerging victorious over the...
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LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures Entertainment said Thursday that it has reached $3 billion in worldwide box office sales this year, a marker hit by only two other studios in movie history.
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Following are the top 10 movies at  the North American box office for the three-day weekend  beginning March 9, led by the new release "300," according to  studio estimates released on Sunday.
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More than 1,00,000 people went to see a big-budget film about the last days of Adolf Hitler on its opening night in Germany, prompting its makers to hail the groundbreaking production a success.