Apr 7 2008'21' Wins Weekend Box Office Again
1. 21 - Another first-place week of $15.1 million paves the way for future odds-beating gambling movies, like Cracking Keno, or If You're Betting Last in Contestant's Row, You Should Probably Just Go with One Dollar.
2. Leatherheads - $13.5 million, which seems like a strangely high number for a movie about a minor Ninja Turtles supporting character.
3. Nim's Island - $13.3 million, the strongest opening ever for a family movie about crippling psychoses.
4. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - Dr. Seuss is surely rolling in his grave after this $9.1 million weekend put Horton at over $130 million. Especially since his estate just purchased that diamond-encrusted corpse rotisserie.
5. The Ruins - $7.8 million--the most made from ruins since the team of Chad Bosse and Jennifer Weeks won a pair of Huffy 10-speeds and a Sony Walkman on Legends of the Hidden Temple.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Reader Comments
1. Rob - April 7, 2008 1:55 PM
A reference to Hidden Temple? Solid.
First.
2. The Editing Room - April 7, 2008 3:48 PM
People really, really like watching attractive young people pretend to play cards and eventually get bean up for winning. The same formula worked for Rounders.