300

King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Genres:

 Action Fantasy History War

Release date:

UK 23rd March 2007

USA 9th March 2007

Box Office: 

Budget $65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening weekend: $70,885,301 (USA) (9 March 2007)

Gross:

$210,592,590 (USA) (8 July 2007)
$210,515,491 (USA) (1 July 2007)
$210,403,344 (USA) (24 June 2007)
$210,234,156 (USA) (17 June 2007)
$209,960,532 (USA) (10 June 2007)
$209,577,214 (USA) (3 June 2007)
$209,184,269 (USA) (27 May 2007)
$208,656,942 (USA) (20 May 2007)
$207,871,046 (USA) (6 May 2007)
$206,897,885 (USA) (29 April 2007)
$204,644,259 (USA) (22 April 2007)
$200,826,000 (USA) (15 April 2007)
$179,941,919 (USA) (1 April 2007)
$129,165,656 (USA) (18 March 2007)
$70,885,301 (USA) (11 March 2007)
£13,986,190 (UK) (29 April 2007)
£13,653,786 (UK) (22 April 2007)
£13,012,859 (UK) (15 April 2007)
£11,586,135 (UK) (8 April 2007)
£9,073,923 (UK) (1 April 2007)

Weekend gross:

$36,337 (USA) (8 July 2007) (70 Screens)
$68,280 (USA) (1 July 2007) (95 Screens)
$103,309 (USA) (24 June 2007) (140 Screens)
$147,189 (USA) (17 June 2007) (206 Screens)
$244,225 (USA) (10 June 2007) (303 Screens)
$263,242 (USA) (3 June 2007) (358 Screens)
$435,414 (USA) (27 May 2007) (403 Screens)
$208,110 (USA) (20 May 2007) (155 Screens)
$419,317 (USA) (6 May 2007) (433 Screens)
$1,387,466 (USA) (29 April 2007) (1,005 Screens)
$2,252,234 (USA) (22 April 2007) (1,508 Screens)
$4,315,000 (USA) (15 April 2007) (2,140 Screens)
$11,434,437 (USA) (1 April 2007) (3,004 Screens)
$32,877,328 (USA) (18 March 2007) (3,270 Screens)
$70,885,301 (USA) (11 March 2007)
£146,599 (UK) (29 April 2007) (219 Screens)
£313,756 (UK) (22 April 2007) (350 Screens)
£499,822 (UK) (15 April 2007) (367 Screens)
£1,023,145 (UK) (8 April 2007) (378 Screens)
£2,287,590 (UK) (1 April 2007) (377 Screens)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
• Legendary Pictures (in association with)
• Virtual Studios (in association with)
• Hollywood Gang Productions
• Atmosphere Entertainment MM

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• AOL Film Downloads (2007) (USA) (video) (internet)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Facets Multimedia Distribution (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Veronica (2010) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (2007) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Warner Bros. (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2009) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

300 is a 2007 American film adapted from a graphic novel of the same name by Frank Miller, a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. 

It was filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.

300 entered active production on October 17, 2005, in Montreal, and was shot over the course of sixty days in chronological order with a budget of $60 million. Employing the digital backlot technique, Snyder shot at the now-defunct Icestorm Studios in Montreal using bluescreens. Butler said that while he did not feel constrained by Snyder's direction, fidelity to the comic imposed certain limitations on his performance. Wenham said there were times when Snyder wanted to precisely capture iconic moments from the comic book, and other times when he gave actors freedom "to explore within the world and the confines that had been set." Headey said of her experience with the bluescreens, "It's very odd, and emotionally, there's nothing to connect to apart from another actor." Only one scene, in which horses travel across the countryside, was shot outdoors. The film was an intensely physical production, and Butler pulled an arm tendon and developed foot drop.

Post-production was handled by Montreal's Meteor Studios and Hybride Technologies filled in the bluescreen footage with more than 1,500 visual effects shots. Visual effects supervisor, Chris Watts, and production designer, Jim Bissell, created a process dubbed "The Crush," which allowed the Meteor artists to manipulate the colors by increasing the contrast of light and dark. Certain sequences were desaturated and tinted to establish different moods. Ghislain St-Pierre, who led the team of artists, described the effect: "Everything looks realistic, but it has a kind of a gritty illustrative feel." Various computer programs, including Maya, RenderMan and RealFlow, were used to create the "spraying blood." The post-production lasted for a year and was handled by a total of ten special effects companies.

The official 300 website was launched by Warner Bros. in December 2005. The "conceptual art" and Zack Snyder's production blog were the initial attractions of the site. Later, the website added video journals describing production details, including comic-to-screen shots and the creatures of 300. In January 2007, the studio launched a MySpacepage for the film. The Art Institutes created a micro-site to promote the film.

At Comic-Con International in July 2006, the 300 panel aired a promotional teaser of the film, which was positively received. Despite stringent security, the trailer was subsequently leaked on the Internet. Warner Bros. released the official trailer for 300 on October 4, 2006, and later on it made its debut on Apple.com where it received considerable exposure. The background music used in the trailers was "Just Like You Imagined" by Nine Inch Nails. A second 300 trailer, which was attached to Apocalypto, was released in theaters on December 8, 2006, and online the day before. On January 22, 2007, an exclusive trailer for the film was broadcast during prime time television. The trailers have been credited with igniting interest in the film and contributing to its box-office success.

In April 2006, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced its intention to make a PlayStation Portable game, 300: March to Glory, based on the film. Collision Studios worked with Warner Bros. to capture the style of the film in the video game, which was released simultaneously with the film in the United States. The National Entertainment Collectibles Association produced a series of action figures based on the film, as well as replicas of weapons and armor.

Warner Bros. promoted 300 by sponsoring the Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, who made personal appearances and participated in other promotional activities. The studio also joined with the National Hockey League to produce a 30-second TV spot promoting the film in tandem with the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In August 2006, Warner Bros. announced 300's release date as March 16, 2007, but in October the release was moved forward to March 9, 2007.300 was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and HD DVD on July 31, 2007, in Region 1 territories, in single-disc and two-disc editions. 300 was released in single-disc and steelcase two-disc editions on DVD, BD and HD DVD in Region 2 territories beginning August 2007. On July 21, 2009, Warner Bros. released a new Blu-ray entitled 300: The Complete Experience to coincide with the Blu-ray release of Watchmen. This new Blu-ray is encased in a 40-page Digibook and includes all the extras from the original release as well as some new ones. These features include a Picture-in-Picture feature entitled The Complete 300: A Comprehensive Immersion, which enables the viewer to view the film in three different perspectives. This release also includes a Digital Copy.

On July 9, 2007, the American cable channel TNT bought the rights to broadcast the film from Warner Bros. TNT started airing the film in September 2009. Sources say that the network paid between $17 million and just under $20 million for the broadcasting rights. TNT agreed to a three-year deal instead of the more typical five-year deal.