The math-whizzes-turned-gamblers film “21” was the top-earning movie at the box office for the weekend ending March 30, generating an estimated $23.7 million in its debut weekend. It set back “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” which had grabbed the top spot for the previous two weekend. The movie “21,” about a team of college math geniuses assembled by a professor played by Kevin Spacey to beat the Las Vegas blackjack tables, was released by Columbia Pictures.
“Horton” (20th Century Fox), in second place, grossed $17.4 million for a three-week total of $117.2 million, according to the box-office tracking company Media by Numbers. Third place went to the satirical “Superhero Movie,” which drew $9.5 million in its opening weekend. “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (Lionsgate), last weekend’s second-ranking film, dropped to fourth place with $7.7 million its second week, followed by another comedy, “Drillbit Taylor” (Paramount), with $5.8 million in its second week.
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Title |
Weekend |
Total |
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1 |
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21 (2008)  |
$23.7M |
$23.7M |
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2 |
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Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
$17.4M |
$117M |
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3 |
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Superhero Movie (2008) |
$9.51M |
$9.51M |
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4 |
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Meet the Browns (2008) |
$7.76M |
$32.8M |
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5 |
|
Drillbit Taylor (2008) |
$5.8M |
$20.6M |
