Audiences continued their love affair for the second straight week with the Dr. Seuss animated elephant movie “Horton Hears a Who!” for the weekend ending March 23, industry sources reported today. The film took in an estimated $25.1 million in its second week, generating a total of $86.5 million to date. Last week the Jim Carrey vehicle premiered as the fifth-largest G-rated opening ever.
Holding the next three top spots over the Easter weekend were all newly-released films. These include Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” with $20 million; the horror film “Shutter,” which took in $10.7 million; and “Drillbit Taylor,” from some of the team responsible for last year’s hit “Superbad,” which came in a disappointing fourth place in $10.2 million. Rounding out the top five at the box office was the prehistoric adventure “10,000 B.C.,” which has grossed $76.1 since its premiere three weeks ago.
Last week’s top scorers — “Never Back Down,” an extreme-fighting film, “College Road Trip,” a Walt Disney Pictures comedy starring Martin Lawrence, and “Vantage Point,” a thriller from Sony, each fell from the top five. All numbers are estimates until actual weekend grosses can be determined.
| Rank | Title | Weekend | Total Gross |
| 1 | Horton Hears a Who! (2008) | $25.1 M | $86.5 M |
| 2 | Meet the Browns (2008) | $20 M | $20 M |
| 3 | Shutter (2008) | $10.7 M | $10.7 M |
| 4 | Drillbit Taylor (2008) | $10.2 M | $10.2 M |
| 5 | 10,000 B.C. (2008) | $8.66 M | $76.1 M |
