21 IS #1IN THE
BOX OFFICE
Kid flick knocked out of the
top slot
Laurence Fishburne (l) in 21 (Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures)
(March 30) After a two-week run as #1, kid-friendly Horton Hears A Who! is knocked out of
the top slot and quickly replaced by Columbia Pictures film, 21, which brought in $23.7M in
its opening weekend. Starring a dynamic cast including Academy Award nominated actor,
Laurence Fishburne, this based on a true story film evolves around six MIT students who train
to become experts in order to wipe casinos clean of millions of dollars.
Horton Hears A Who! did not fall far but landed at #2 with an impressive $17.4M and a gross
of $117M. The comical Superhero Movie starring Kevin Hart, Regina Hall and Tracy Morgan
debuted this weekend with $9.51M and the #3 spot.
Tyler Perry's stage-play turned blockbuster Meet the Browns dropped two spots to #4,
bringing in $7.76M for a total of $32.8M in two weeks.
In two weeks, Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson came in at #5 and brought in $5.8M.
Shutter claims the #6 spot with $5.33M.
At #7, epic flick 10,000 B.C.is still hanging in there with, bringing in $4.48M this weekend,
grossing $84.9M. In its opening weekend, action-drama Stop-Loss came in at #8 with
$4.53M.
The second kid-friendly film in the top 10 is Disney's College Road Trip starring Martin
Lawrence and Raven Symone owns the #9 slot, bringing in $3.5M and totaling $38.4M.
Rounding out the top 10 is The Bank Job starring new action star Jason Statham with $2.8M.
Source: IMDB
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