300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE # 1 At The Box Office

The R-rated follow up to 2007’s blockbuster, 300, ruled at the Box Office this weekend.

Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (review) charged into the top spot at the global box office this weekend ranking #1 across all continents with an incredible $87.8m from 58 markets, an impressive $132.85 million worldwide and $177.85 million to date. Fox’s MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN (review) showed that time-travel is the international language earning $21.0m in 52 international markets, $53.5 million worldwide this weekend and nearly $100 million to date globally. Notably, Best Picture winner 12 YEARS A SLAVE crossed the $100 million mark in the international marketplace and nears $160 million around the world.”

The top-12 domestic weekend box office estimates listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, March 9, 2014, are below.

Estimated Box Office Numbers for Weekend of March 7:

1. 300: Rise Of An Empire – Warner Bros. – $45.0M
2. Mr. Peabody And Sherman – 20th Century Fox – $32.5M
3. Non-Stop – Universal – $15.4M
4. Lego Movie, The – Warner Bros. – $11.0M
5. Son Of God – 20th Century Fox – $10.0M
6. Monuments Men – Sony – $3.1M
7. 3 Days To Kill – Relativity Media – $3.1M
8. Frozen – Disney – $3.0M
9. 12 Years A Slave – Fox Searchlight – $2.2M
10. Ride Along – Universal – $2.0M
11. RoboCop – Sony – $2.0M
12. About Last Night – Sony – $1.6M