`300' pulls in &#36;70 million
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The ancient battle of Thermopylae was the stuff of 2007's first certified blockbuster as the bloody action tale "300" debuted with ticket sales of $70 million over its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 is here, but we're already wanting more. Watch for a summer production of Alan Moore's canonical Watchmen. In Underwire.
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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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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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The ancient battle of Thermopylae stars in 300, which debuts with opening-weekend ticket sales of $70 million. By the Associated Press. Plus: A gallery of photo stills from the film homage to Frank Miller's graphic novel.
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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead  Man&#039;s Chest&quot; raked in a lot of doubloons at North American  theaters over the weekend, grossing a record &#36;132 million in  its first three days, according to studio estimates.
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Buena Vista&#39;s National Treasure grossed $35 million its premier week, topping the US box office, boxofficemojo.com estimated Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ancient epic "300" marches into theaters Friday, having created so much advance buzz that it has the battlefield to itself.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - 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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Nicolas Cage is at the top of the box office for the third weekend in row, after National Treasure hauled in an extra $17.1 million at the box office.
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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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&#36;300 Cyber-shot squeezes high-end performance into its small package.
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The horror of meeting the in-laws beat out the fright flick at theaters this weekend. "Meet the Fockers" took in &#36;28.5 million to remain the top movie for the third straight weekend, holding off the horror newcomer "White Noise," which debuted a strong No. 2 with &#36;24 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Hollywood studios are expected to take record box office figures this year, beating 2002's $9.3 billion.
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Audiences anted up for the Warner Bros. caper "Ocean's Thirteen," the third of George Clooney and Brad Pitt's casino-heist romps, which debuted as the top flick with $37.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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But at nearly $300 billion, it's not a screaming buy.