300: Rise of an Empire knocks Non Stop from box office top spot
Period epic 300: Rise of an Empire dominated the weekend’s box office knocking last week’s top grossing film Non Stop into second place.
The Greek epic, a sequel to the oft-mimicked 300, grossed $3.17m across 467 screens to claim the top spot, with Non Stop the second biggest film of the weekend with $1.068m on 267 screens.
Two Oscar winning films saw a boost on the numbers after picking up gongs last Monday, with Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave taking $617,273 on 224 screens, a $120,000 rise, while The Dallas Buyers Club also saw a lift in fortunes pulling in $345,934 on 67 screens, a $76,000 lift.
StudioCanal film Vampire Academy took 721976 on 162 screens, while horror Wolf Creek 2 saw its box office nearly halve to $508,839 on 208 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300: Rise Of An Empire (Wb) | $3,170,506 | 467 | $3,201,823 |
| Non-stop (Studiocanal) | $1,068,406 | 253 | $3,478,014 |
| Vampire Academy (Studiocanal) | $721,976 | 162 | $721,976 |
| 12 Years A Slave (Icon) | $617,273 | 224 | $6,047,058 |
| The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow) | $581,624 | 167 | $21,998,538 |
| Tracks (Paramount) | $555,600 | 201 | $855,286 |
| Wolf Creek 2 (Roadshow) | $508,839 | 208 | $4,025,247 |
| Lone Survivor (Bvi) | $415,163 | 221 | $3,610,044 |
| The Dallas Buyers Club (Pinnacle Films) | $345,934 | 85 | $1,834,261 |
| Last Vegas (Universal) | $291,970 | 178 | $6,379,407 |
| Robocop (Sony) | $197,584 | 132 | $6,842,306 |
| 3 Days To Kill (Roadshow) | $194,261 | 163 | $841,431 |
| Are We Officially Dating? (Studiocanal) | $122,731 | 74 | $2,442,615 |
| Le Week-end (Paramount) | $104,064 | 54 | $732,277 |
| Starting Over Again (Abs-cbn Distributors) | $101,909 | 7 | $101,909 |
| The Book Thief (Fox) | $95,774 | 62 | $13,809,204 |
| The Wind Rises (Madman) | $78,186 | 10 | $270,606 |
| Nebraska (Roadshow) | $72,269 | 41 | $468,822 |
| Philomena (Eone /hopscotch) | $62,795 | 65 | $11,211,688 |
| Frozen (Disney) | $60,988 | 55 | $34,863,591 |
