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AMC is apparently planning a fourth season of The Walking Dead.

Though it has not yet been officially confirmed that the zombie drama will continue beyond its upcoming third run, a competition on AMC’s official website is offering fans the opportunity to “win a trip to The Walking Dead Season 4 set”.

The cable network has teamed up with the American Red Cross for a nationwide blood drive, with those who make an appointment to donate being entered into a sweepstake.

Winners will then be rewarded with a three-day, two-night trip to “the season four production of The Walking Dead in 2013″.

The show’s third season premieres in the US on October 14 and makes its UK debut on October 19 at 10pm on FX.

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End of Watch and House at the End of The Street have both debuted in a tie on the US box office.

Both the crime drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the horror flick with Jennifer Lawrence made $13 million at cinemas this weekend.

Clint Eastwood’s baseball drama Trouble With the Curve also opened in the number three spot with $12.7 million.

Holding on at number four and five respectively are Finding Nemo (3D) with $9.4 million and last week’s winner Resident Evil: Retribution with $6.7 million.

Debuting at number six and earning a disappointing $6.3 million was the comic book adaptation Dredd, starring Karl Urban as the futuristic cop.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s indie success The Master rose from 19 to seven, earning $5 million, while The Possession, Lawless and ParaNorman round out the top ten.

The US box office top ten (studio estimates):
1. (-) End of Watch – $13,000,000
2. (-) House at the End of The Street (3D) – $13,000,000
3. (-) Trouble with the Curve – $12,720,000
4. (2) Finding Nemo (3D) – $9,446,000
5. (1) Resident Evil: Retribution – $6,700,000
6. (-) Dredd – $6,300,000
7. (19) The Master – $5,000,000
8. (3) The Possession – $2,630,000
9. (4) Lawless – $2,321,000
10. (6) ParaNorman – $2,297,000

Resident Evil: Retribution has debuted at number one on the US box office.

The Paul W S Anderson movie, starring Milla Jovovich, opened with weekend sales of $21.1 million, compared with the $26.6 million opening for Resident Evil: Afterlife in 2010.

Pixar’s Finding Nemo (3D) re-release also opened to strong numbers in second place, earning $17.5 million in ticket sales.

Horror movie The Possession failed to keep its number one spot, falling to number three, while kid-friendly animated movie ParaNorman stayed at five with $3 million.

Bradley Cooper’s drama The Words took a fall from fourth to seventh place with $2.8 million, while Will Ferrell’s The Campaign continues to hold on at number ten with just $2.4 million.

The US box office top ten:
1. (-) Resident Evil: Retribution – $21,100,000
2. (-) Finding Nemo (3D) – $17,504,000
3. (1) The Possession – $5,800,000
4. (2) Lawless – $4,219,000
5. (5) ParaNorman – $3,039,000
6. (3) The Expendables 2 -$3,030,000
7. (4) The Words – $2,880,000
8. (6) The Bourne Legacy – $2,875,000
9. (7) The Odd Life of Timothy Green – $2,511,000
10. (8) The Campaign – $2,405,000

300‘s upcoming sequel is to be subtitled Rise of an Empire, Warner Bros has confirmed.

Noam Murro’s follow-up was previously in development as 300: The Battle of Artemisia, but has now undergone a name change.

Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green and Lena Headey will lead the cast of 300: Rise of an Empire, which follows Zack Snyder’s 2006 original.

Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santoro, Igal Naor, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Andrew Tiernan make up the supporting cast.

300: Rise of an Empire will reportedly centre on Greek general Themistocles, who lead Athens against Persian forces in a battle that took place around the events of the first film.

300: Rise of an Empire is scheduled for release on August 2, 2013.