"Dr Seuss' Horton" remains top movie in North America
24/3/2008 17:34
20th Century Fox's animated adaptation of Dr Seuss' beloved children's
book retained the top spot at the box office for a second weekend in North
America, preliminary figures released yesterday showed.
"Dr Seuss' Horton
Hears a Who" took in about US$25.1 million in US and Canadian theaters this
weekend, pushing its total ticket sales to about US$86.5 million over two weeks,
according to Los Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By
Numbers.
Meanwhile, three new releases debuted in the number two, three and
four spots respectively at the box office this week.
"Tyler Perry's Meet The
Browns" from Lionsgate nailed the number two spot, as the family comedy about an
inner city single mother struggling to keep her kids off the street sold a
projected US$20 million over the three-day period.
The 20th Century Fox
thriller "Shutter" barely nudged out Paramount's comedy "Drillbit Taylor" for
the number three spot. The film opened with US$10.7 million, closely followed by
" Drillbit" with US$10.2 million.
Rounding out the top 5 movies was last
week's No. 2 "10,000 BC. " The prehistoric adventure-action took in US$8.7
million this weekend and has grossed a total of US$76.1 million over three weeks
in release.
Hollywood's overall ticket sales in its domestic market fell
about 16.6 percent on the year-to-year basis to 112 millions dollars this
weekend, after the movie industry saw a 8.5-percent increase in its business
last weekend, mostly bolstered by the performance of "Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a
Who."
Xinhua
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