In what could turn out to be one of the most astounding box office stories of the year so far, ShowbizData is reporting that Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's Greek war epic 300 has earned an estimated $27.7 million on its opening Friday, including midnight previews and IMAX receipts.

This could be a watershed opening for Snyder and Warner Bros. who took a big chance on the stylized film based on Miller's graphic novel after the failure of Oliver Stone's Alexander at the box office in 2004, but it's a good sign that Snyder's next proposed project, an adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen, will be fast-tracked come Monday morning.

Although 300 had a bigger opening day than last year's Ice Age: The Meltdown, which currently holds the March weekend opening record with $68.03 million, the guy-friendly movie is also likely to be more frontloaded to Friday, which means it might be a close one if it's going to break that record for the weekend.

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Wow! Amazing Gerry we have! Let's also applaud Zack Snyder for his awesome and incredible work, how he made Gerard. I love this movie, thanks for the news Mischa! *pt* *rock*

you're welcome! i'm not surprised at all by the success of this movie..i'm so happy for Gerry..finally, lol.

Of course we KNEW this one would be BIG---I had no doubts it'd be the winner for the weekend---never imagined it would break all records tho!
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Well Mystic, her main man, and me will add out $$$ to the boxoffice tomorrow for the weekend total!!!!!!! *custard*

Gerry got a lot of my money from the POTO, but I don't care, it's worth seeing it 40 times!

"300" racks up record body count at box office
Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:41PM EDT

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heads rolled at the weekend box office in North America as the blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes in spectacular fashion.

The grim warrior tale sold an estimated $70 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release, setting a new record for a March release, the film's distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.

Heading into the weekend, the most bullish oracles had forecast an opening in the $50 million range. The special-effects extravaganza, with a largely unknown cast, cost in the mid-$60 million range to produce, the Time Warner Inc-owned studio said.

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Scottish actor Gerard Butler stars as Leonidas, the hunky king of the Spartans, who leads 300 of his warriors to glorious death at the Battle of Thermopylae against a massive Persian army commanded by the fey king Xerxes (Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro). Zack Snyder ("Dawn of the Dead") directed the adaptation of comic book writer Frank Miller's graphic novel.

"300" earned largely positive reviews, despite or because of its myriad decapitations and balletic battlefield carnage. The last few chart-toppers, incumbent champ "Wild Hogs," "Ghost Rider" and "Norbit" were slammed by the critics.

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$70 MILLION!!!!! YES!! LET'S CELEBRATE!!
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YAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!