 Iran branded 300 an "insulting" portrayal of its national history |
Hollywood war epic 300 has remained the number one film in North America for the second week, with its estimated takings now exceeding $100m (�51m). It made $31.2m (�16.1m) at the weekend, beating comedy road-trip Wild Hogs - featuring actors including John Travolta and Tim Allen - into second.
The movie stars Gerard Butler as the king of a small Greek army which faces a battle against Persian soldiers.
Sandra Bullock's psychological thriller Premonition entered at number three.
Dead Silence, a ghost story which revolves around a ventriloquist's dummy, was new at four.
 | NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE 1. 300 - $31.2m 2. Wild Hogs - $18.8m 3. Premonition (pictured) $18.0m 4. Dead Silence - $7.8m 5. I Think I Love My Wife - $5.7m 6. Bridge to Terabithia - $5.1m 7. Ghost Rider - $4.0m 8. Zodiac - $3.1m 9. Norbit - $2.7m 10. Music and Lyrics - $2.2m Source: Media by Numbers |
It was created by the team behind the original version of horror adventure Saw, including director James Wan.
And the top five was rounded off by another new entry - the latest comedy-drama starring Chris Rock, I Think I Love My Wife.
Rock, who also directed the film, plays a family man who begins to question his commitment to his marriage.
Elsewhere, Ken Loach's Irish historical drama The Wind That Shakes the Barley received a limited North American release over the St Patrick's Day weekend.
The winner of the major prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival, it took $75,000 (�38,000) in nine cinemas, and so was ranked outside the top 10.
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