Troy made more than 73% of its revenues outside the U.S. Eventually, Troy made over $497 million worldwide, temporarily placing it in the #60 spot of top box office hits of all time. It was the 8th highest grossing film of 2004
Of all the warlords loved by the gods, I hate him most!"
Achilles, nostrils flared, eyes narrowed, stares at Agamemnon. Neither man is willing to turn away.
ACHILLES (to Agamemnon) Why don't you fight him yourself? Wouldn't that be a sight, a king who fights his own battles?
NESTOR Achilles. Achilles finally turns and looks at him.
NESTOR Look at the men's faces. Achilles surveys the faces of the battle-weary soldiers.
NESTOR You can save hundreds of them. You can end this war with a swing of your sword. (beat) Think how many songs they'll sing in your honor. (beat) Let them go home to their wives. The soldiers, awed in his presence, stare at Achilles.
He finally turns and walks toward Boagrius. Agamemnon watches Achilles with undisguised hostility.
AGAMEMNON (to Nestor, under his breath) Of all the warlords loved by the gods, I hate him most.
NESTOR We need him, my king.
AGAMEMNON For now.
ACHILLES When Achilles is forty yards from the giant, Boagrius turns to his army and shakes his spear over his head. They cheer, slamming their bronze swords against their bronze shields..
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Troy is a 2004 American epic adventure war film written by David Benioff and directed byWolfgang Petersen. It is loosely based onHomer's Iliad, though the film narrates the entire story of the decade-long Trojan Warrather than just the quarrel between Achillesand Agamemnon in the ninth year. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city ofTroy, defended by Hector's Trojan army. The end of the film (the sacking of Troy) is not taken from the Iliad, but rather from Virgil'sAeneid as the Iliad concludes with Hector's death and funeral.
The film features an ensemble cast led byBrad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. Troymade it into the "Best of Warner Bros - 50 Film Collection (90th Anniversary Collection). It was also nominated for 11 awards. It won 2 at the 2005 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards which were: Top Box Office Film —James Horner and the 2005 Teen Choice Awards and the Choice Movie Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — Brad Pitt. The Achilles-Hector rivalry was ranked #50 in the 50 Greatest Movie rivalries by Total Film.
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