Over the weekend, the Frank Miller graphic novel turned Zach Snyder direct Warner Bros. movie brought home a staggering $70 million in box office receipts, making it the third biggest R-rated movie opener.

Mark Canton, who produced “300″ with Gianni Nunnari, Jeff Silver and Bernie Goldmann, ascribed a large part of the movie’s success to Warners’ decision to roll it out during spring break. “That has now become a long window,” he said. Warner Bros. “took March and made it into summer.”

Warners wouldn’t say if there are any plans to turn “300″ — a pic shot entirely in a warehouse in Montreal for about $60 million — into a franchise. “I don’t know if there’s a ‘301,’ ” Fellman said. “Maybe there’s a ‘299.’ “

via Variety (link)

MTV has posted 300 seconds of Frank Miller’s 300 scheduled to open March 9.  Dang, if this is the first part of the film, then I’m hooked and can’t wait to get in line on Friday.  The film is highly stylized, which may put some people off, but I think if you see past the effects and focus on the story/action, you’ll be able to enjoy the film more.

via MTV (link)

Head on over to the Apple QuickTime website to see the 300 trailer in glorious 1080p.

Wow!  Really…Wow!  Can’t wait to see this in the theatre.

via Apple (link)