Spartans spoof tops US box office

[Detomah]

Meet the Spartans, a spoof film parodying Greek warrior epic 300, has narrowly beaten the new Rambo film to top the North American box office.
Meet the Spartans took $18.7m (£9.4m), beating Rambo - with $18.2m (£9.2m) - into second place.

Romantic comedy 27 Dresses, the story of a perpetual bridesmaid, was third with $13.6m (£6.9m).

Monster horror Cloverfield, about a creature attacking New York, fell from number one to number four.

US AND CANADA BOX OFFICE

1. Meet the Spartans - $18.7m (£9.4m)
2. Rambo - $18.2m (£9.2m)
3. 27 Dresses - $13.6m (£6.9m)
4. Cloverfield - $12.7m (£6.4m)
5. Untraceable - $11.2m (£5.7m)

Cloverfield took $12.7m (£6.4m), compared with the $41m (£21m) it took last week.

Spartans tells the story of Leonidas who leads 13 Spartans in defending against the invading Persians.

The invading force counts Rocky Balboa and Paris Hilton among its number.

Rambo is the fourth film featuring Sylvester Stallone as volatile Vietnam veteran John Rambo.

Cyber crime thriller Untraceable opened at number five with $11.2m (£5.7m).

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Spartans spoof tops US box office

Note: If you don't know what Meet The Spartans is, CLICK HERE but be warned, it is by the same people that brought us Epic Movie... Although if you want a little fun, you could try the Spartanizer and of course post your results here on TF.

[DeathKitten]

lol

[teflon]

Originally Posted by Detomah

Cloverfield took $12.7m (£6.4m), compared with the $41m (£21m) it took last week.

Damn, sounds like it might have been an overhyped piece of crap. I was hoping Cloverfield would be good because I like JJ Abrams stuff generally.