300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE out March 7th 2014

[Incarnadine]

Early Friday numbers are coming in, 300 is looking like 12-14m (that's including the 3m from Thursday previews). If it follows the same kind of multiplier the original 300 had it will be about a 30m opening weekend.
The estimates could go up though, R rated movies tend to do much better evening business than other movies.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Deadline's latest update is showing $40m to $45m for the weekend.

 

[Incarnadine]

Deadline's latest update is showing $40m to $45m for the weekend.

Does Deadline show a Friday estimate? I can only see their weekend estimate and both Deadline and Nikki are terrible with internal multipliers for certain genres of movies. Unless the Friday number has increased there is no way it hits 40m.
For hard R movies the internal multiplier is usually 2.3-2.7x the Friday number, which would be about 10m excluding the 3m previews, which would be 27m +3m for 30m on the high end. For 40m it would need about a 14m Friday (not counting previews)

 

[DarthSkywalker]

But it is also hard to estimate "Hard R" Friday and weekend numbers without the late showings, as they are far higher for such films. Deadline only seems to have the late night numbers from last night.

 

[Asr]

Ok so I already know I'm seeing the movie for Eva Green based on the previous posts (heh), but do Lena Headey and David Wenham have any substantial roles at all? I actually really liked both of them in the original 300.

 

[Incarnadine]

But it is also hard to estimate "Hard R" Friday and weekend numbers without the late showings, as they are far higher for such films. Deadline only seems to have the late night numbers from last night.

Exactly. Revised Friday estimate is now 16m, so 13m without previews. Now we are approaching numbers that could lead to 40m, although with the new numbers I come up with about 37m.

 

[DA_Champion]

Ok so I already know I'm seeing the movie for Eva Green based on the previous posts (heh), but do Lena Headey and David Wenham have any substantial roles at all? I actually really liked both of them in the original 300.

Heady is a secondary role that serves only to link this movie to the first film.

Hopefully the numbers are good. This film nerds a sequel.

 

[mclay18]

Ok so I already know I'm seeing the movie for Eva Green based on the previous posts (heh), but do Lena Headey and David Wenham have any substantial roles at all? I actually really liked both of them in the original 300.

They're essentially glorified cameos. Both Headey and Wenham have several scenes each in the film.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Btw, I just spoke to the composer via Twitter about that War pigs remix from the end credits. Turns out WB was allowed to use that mix for JUST the movie, but not the soundtrack. That's why the "End Credits" track on iTunes doesn't have the War Pigs lyrics in it.

 

[souNdwAve89]

Ok so I already know I'm seeing the movie for Eva Green based on the previous posts (heh), but do Lena Headey and David Wenham have any substantial roles at all? I actually really liked both of them in the original 300.

Headey takes over Wenham as the movie's narrator. Like the previous poster said, Wenham in this movie is pretty much a cameo, but Headey has a bigger role than him. There are some other cameos or appearances of characters from the original 300 if you still remember the movie.

 

[slumcat]

Awesome interview with Mark Twight at bodybuilding.com about 300:Rise Of An Empire
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/fit-for-battle-the-new-bodies-of-300-rise-of-an-empire.html

Interesting in that people have been saying that the actors are not as ripped as in the original and Twight reiterates that, he says many times that they couldn't push the actors as hard on this due to many challenges.

The stunt crew for 300: Rise Of An Empire.

Yeah I feel bad about my mid section too. Excited about the movie though. Watching it today.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

The only reason I could see myself going to the cinema to check this out is purely because of Eva Green.

And damn it, it sure is enticing.

 

[Kane52630]

Saw it a few hours ago, it's somewhat decent. Eva Green clearly steals the show (with[BLACKOUT] the angry sex scene as the highlight of the film[/BLACKOUT]). The downside was the excessive amounts of CG blood, they went overboard to the point where it covers up anything gruesome. I really wished they went with [BLACKOUT]Eva Green vs Lena Headey the whole time[/BLACKOUT] instead of what we got. This movie made me want to rewatch the first one, so I don't know what tells you. I'd give it a 7/10.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Shouldn't a mod put a poll on this? I'd like to see everyones ratings.

Done

 

[DA_Champion]

I figured that the actors were less ripped because athenians are less badass than spartans.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I figured that the actors were less ripped because athenians are less badass than spartans.

Same here, at the time the Spartans were the best warriors in Greece, and probably the world. The Athenians were not as good warriors as Spartans, so probably didnt get trained as much as the Spartans, hence not being as ripped. The only advantage the Athenians had was that there were more of them.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I saw it twice yesterday and I enjoyed it both times

 

[Marvolo]

How is the 3D?

 

[DA_Champion]

How is the 3D?

It's worth approximately the $3 extra that 3D costs and not much more really.

 

[Marvolo]

It's worth approximately the $3 extra that 3D costs and not much more really.

Is it muddy or overly dark?

 

[DA_Champion]

Is it muddy or overly dark?

I'm not sure what you mean.

I had no trouble recognising things in this movie. I knew who was who and where they were and what they were doing. The lighting was fine and they did a good job casting actors who don't all look alike.

 

[Marvolo]

I'm not sure what you mean.

I had no trouble recognising things in this movie. I knew who was who and where they were and what they were doing. The lighting was fine and they did a good job casting actors who don't all look alike.

By muddy I mean motion blur or ghosting. It can be a problem with poorly done 3D post conversions.

3D can also make a film overly dark if the film wasn't properly shot and lit for 3D.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It also doesn't help when the theater's light source is crap.

 

[Incarnadine]

As expected for a hard R movie, estimates kept going up. We now have the official Friday estimate, 17.71m. I figured for 40m it needed 14m not counting the 3.3m from previews and it did 14.41m. I think that puts it at 40-41m, although some sites are still predicting as much as 45m.

 

[Visiting Arkham]

If everything except for Eva Green, Lena Heady, and Xerxes had been cut out, it would have been a much better film. The Athenians brought almost nothing to the movie, especially compared to the Spartans who had much better actors and better written characters.