With '300' Sequel, Women Kick Ass And Bring In The Box Office Bucks — forbes.com

I write about Hollywood and run the Celebrity 100 List. Is Hollywood actually starting to get it? Do the people who hold he purse strings finally realize that putting a woman at the head of a big blockbuster movie can be as lucrative as putting a man at the top? Maybe. This weekend 300: Rise of an Empire opens in 3,470 theaters across the country. According to Exhibitor Relations, the film is expected to top the box office with $48 million. And while the 2007 original was all about a bunch of greased up men with incredible six-packs hacking each other to bits, this one stars a women (who, it looks like, also hacks people to bits).

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