 300 was released in North America on March 9 , 2007 , in both conventional and IMAX theaters . It grossed $ 28 @,@ 106 @,@ 731 on its opening day and ended its North American opening weekend with $ 70 @,@ 885 @,@ 301 , breaking the record held by Ice Age : The Meltdown for the biggest opening weekend in the month of March and for a Spring release . Since then 300 's Spring release record was broken by Fast and Furious and 300 's March record was broken by Tim Burton 's Alice in Wonderland . 300 's opening weekend gross is the 24th highest in box office history , coming slightly below The Lost World : Jurassic Park but higher than Transformers . It was the third biggest opening for an R @-@ rated film ever , behind The Matrix Reloaded ( $ 91 @.@ 8 million ) and The Passion of the Christ ( $ 83 @.@ 8 million ) . The film also set a record for IMAX cinemas with a $ 3 @.@ 6 million opening weekend . The film grossed $ 456 @,@ 068 @,@ 181 worldwide . 
