HORTON HEARS A WHO! at the Top of the North American Box Office
March 26th, 2008 by Franck Tabouring
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! fended off three new releases, hanging on to the top spot at this Easter weekend’s North American box office with US$24.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The 20th Century-Fox computer-animated comedy directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino — and featuring the voice of Jim Carrey as an eccentric elephant protecting a microscopic community from disaster — brought its domestic total to $86 million after a strong two-week run.
Tyler Perry’s latest family drama, Meet the Browns, debuted in second place, collecting $20 million from ticket sales at 2,006 locations. Released by Lionsgate, the film stars Angela Bassett as a single mother who inherits a run-down house from the father she’s never met.
New entry Shutter opened at No. 3 with $10.4 million. The Masayuki Ochiai-directed remake of a Thai horror classic follows a newlywed couple haunted by a ghost whose mysterious silhouette pops up in their photographs.
Meanwhile, Paramount’s teen comedy Drillbit Taylor opened in fourth place, taking home $10.3 million. Directed by Steven Brill and produced by Judd Apatow, the film stars Owen Wilson as a goofy bodyguard who vows to protect three kids from their high-school bullies.
At No. 5, Roland Emmerich’s pseudo-historic epic 10,000 B.C. earned $8.9 million from sales at 3,454 sites. Warner’s tale about a heroic mammoth hunter who travels to the ends of the world to ensure the future of his tribe lifted its total haul to $76.4 million after three weeks in release.
Summit Entertainment’s action drama Never Back Down slipped to No. 6 with a weekend gross of $4.8 million, reaching a domestic total of $16.7 million after two weeks. At No. 7, Disney’s College Road Trip took in $4.6 million and lifted its cumulative gross to $32 million.
Roger Donaldson’s crime thriller The Bank Job tumbled from No. 6 to No. 8, snatching $4.1 million and bringing its domestic total to $19.5 million. Meanwhile, Pete Travis‘ terrorism thriller Vantage Point ranked in ninth with a weekend gross of $3.8 and a total of $65.3 million.
Rounding out the top 10 was new entry Under the Same Moon with $2.7 million from ticket sales at only 266 theatres. Released by the Weinstein Company and directed by Patricia Riggen, the family drama tells of a 9-year-old Mexican boy who sets out to visit his mother in Los Angeles.
Four films dropped out of the top 10 this weekend: Doomsday, with a domestic total of $8.9 million; The Other Boleyn Girl, with $22.5 million; Semi-Pro, with $32.2 million; and The Spiderwick Chronicles, with $67.7 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (boxofficemojo.com)
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