Box Office Beat Down: Horton Hears Another $25 Million for the Top Spot

Weekend Box Office:

1)Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who $25.1 million

2)Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns $20 million

3)Shutter $10.7 million

4)Drillbit Taylor $10.2 million

5)10,000 B.C. $8.6 million

6)Never Back Down $4.8 million

7)College Road Trip $4.6 million

8)The Bank Job $4.1 million

9)Vantage Point $3.8 million

10)Under the Same Moon $2.6 million

In a startling upset, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who miraculously beat Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns at the box office this Easter weekend, becoming the number one film for the second week in a row. The film took in an unsuspected $25 million, placing its cumulative gross at $86 million over the course of just fourteen days.

It seems that Tyler Perry's train has slowed down a bit. His highly anticipated follow-up to Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? titled Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns missed the top slot, sliding into second place with just $20 million. That is one million less than his last film made. Perry fans don't fret, though! His next project, Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys is being released September 12th, and the rather slow weekend should see him back at the top of his game.

This week's other two new major releases didn't fare quite as well. In third place was Twentieth Century Fox's Shutter, starring Joshua Jackson. The film raked in $10.7 million. Not a bad take for an Asian remake. Though, it didn't quite live up to The Eye's opening weekend take of $12 million. In forth place was the Judd Apatow produced film Drillbit Taylor. It grabbed $10.2 million, dropping it into forth place.

On the indie scene, Under the Same Moon took in a healthy $2.6 million on just 266 screens. This insured the film a place in the top ten. The only other art house flick that managed to register on the charts was Love Songs, which took in $21,900 on just two screens. This made the film number one in per screen averages. It took in an estimated $10,950 at each of the two theaters where it was shown, compared to Horton, which only made $6,336 on each of its individual screens.

Can Horton and the Mayor of Who-ville hold on for a third straight week in a row? The plucky little pic will be going up against Superhero Movie, Run, Fat Boy, Run, Stop Loss, and the Vegas caper 21.

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who was released March 14th, 2008 and stars Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill. The film is directed by Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino.


Sources: Box Office Mojo

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Comments (21)

  1. Marcusx

    still havent seen it but i damn sure wana

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

  2. Bink

    the joker rules, give Robert Downey Jr. a call.

    and yes, he does rule.

    4 years agoby @justbink07Flag

  3. LeoNiDas' Lover

    the movie sucked and does anyone know why m jackson wanted too be white cause i wanna be black

    4 years agoby @thejokerrulesFlag

  4. Bink

    Horton deserves it! That was one hell of a film.
    f*cking hilarious.

    4 years agoby @justbink07Flag

  5. CelluloidDreams

    Thank God I saw both "Under the Same Moon" (B+) & "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day " (A-) both really good films for the movie dollar...

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  6. CelluloidDreams

    "Shutter" is for snot nose teenagers into Hannah Montana who wouodn't know a damn god horror filmif it bit them onthe ass, & these are the same kids who will line up for a crappy PG-13 Re-Make of "Prom Night"!
    The March 22, 2008 weekend sucked for new films!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  7. Phatlightning

    thats for sure

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  8. The Kwisatz Haderach

    but he doesnt live in america, he moved and doesn't count in the census of humanity,M Jackson is an alien.

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  9. T.Clark

    "gray lil kids with black hair might be scary over there but here its just lame" Wrong, kwisatz. People like michael jackson love it.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  10. ed_wood

    Shutter looks horrible, so does Meet the Browns. I would never spend money on either one.

    4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag

  11. The Kwisatz Haderach

    the japanesse remakes are getting old agreed, gray lil kids with black hair might be scary over there but here its just lame, america needs its crazy slasher deamons that never die. hahaha

    4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  12. Phatlightning

    agreed. I hate that i donated my money to that.. I could of just paid for a hooker instead.

    4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag

  13. RingWraither

    They should really stop makin movies like Shutter its been overdone way too much already!

    4 years agoby @ringwraitherFlag

  14. RingWraither

    They should really stop makin movies like Shutter its been overdone way too much already!

    4 years agoby @ringwraitherFlag

  15. CelluloidDreams

    Yeah for "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!!!

    I wanted to see "Drillbit Taylor" but after the really bad reviews I skiped it and saw both "Under the Same Moon" (B+) & "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day " (A-) both really good films for the movie dollar!

    Can't wait to see "Stop Loss" & "21" Next Weekend! These are the 2 films I wont skip!!

    4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  16. SaintCharles

    my brother took his GF and her little sis to see this and he said it was really good, but he's a "douchbag" so what the f*ck does he know

    4 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag

  17. PUNISHER

    Why does anyone see that tyler fairy sh*t? hes not funny.

    4 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  18. T.Clark

    And that's after being in theatres for two weeks.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  19. T.Clark

    Suess kicked the sh*t outta tyler perry.

    4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  20. Marcusx

    im thinking i mite have to see this movie

    4 years agoby @marcusxFlag

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