300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, A new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh - battlefield - on the sea - starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey. 300: Rise of An Empire summary of box office results, charts and release information and related links. Noam Murro's 300: Rise of an Empire never rises to greatness. Partly narrated, the 90 minutes of storytelling tends to get a bit tedious. The back story is a plus. 300: Rise Of An Empire: Rodrigo Santoro On How This Film Elaborates On Xerxes Origins. 300: Rise Of An Empire: Jack O'connell On His Character. 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, knew right from the start exactly what it wanted to accomplish, and did so with a minimum of substance and a maximum of style. Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film three out of five stars, saying Rise of an Empire is not great by any stretch of the imagination. Title: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) 6.3 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. Show HTML View more. 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, knew right from the start exactly what it wanted to accomplish, and did so with a minimum of substance and a maximum of style.