300: Rise of an Empire knocks Non Stop from box office top spot

Alex Hayes

March 10, 2014 5:40

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.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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