300: Rise of An Empire has debuted in the number one spot at the US box office.
The Noam Murro-directed sequel - starring Sullivan Stapleton, Lena Headey, Eva Green and Rodrigo Santoro - took $45m on its first weekend.
300: Rise of An Empire is a follow-up to 2006 movie 300, which starred Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender, Heady and Santoro.
The animated movie Mr Peabody & Sherman debuted in second place with $32.5m.
The two new releases knocked Liam Neeson's Non-Stop off the number one spot. Non-Stop slipped to third place with $15.3m, earning a total of $52.1m.
The thriller is followed by The Lego Movie in fourth place with $11m, with a total gross of $224.9m. The computer generated film is the first of 2014 to pass $200m at the box office.
The biblical movie Son of God slipped from second place to fifth place on its second week with $10m. Its total gross is now $41.4m.
12 Years a Slave made an impressive jump from 18th place to ninth with $2.1m. Last weekend, the drama took home Best Supporting Actress and Best Picture Oscars.
The Monuments Men, 3 Days to Kill, Frozen and Ride Along round out the top ten.
The US weekend box office top ten for March 9 (studio estimates, all figures in US dollars) is as follows:
Watch the trailer for 300: Rise of An Empire below:
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