LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Xinhua) -- 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 Sunday showed.
"Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" took in about 25.1
million dollars in U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, pushing its total
ticket sales to about 86.5 million dollars over two weeks, according to Los
Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By Numbers.
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Actress Brooke Shields (R) with husband
Chris Henchy (top) and daughters Rowan (L) and Grier (2nd R) attend the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.
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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 Lions gate
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 projected20 million
dollars 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 10.7 million dollars, closely followed by "Drillbit" with 10.2
million dollars.
Rounding out the top 5 movies was last week's No. 2
"10,000 BC." The prehistoric adventure-action took in 8.7 million dollars this
weekend and has grossed a total of 76.1 million dollars 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."
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Cast member Jim Carrey (C) with daughter
Jane (L) and actress Jenny McCarthy attend the premiere of the film
"Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.(Xinhua/Retuers
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"Dr Seuss' Horton" scores big at N
American box office
LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The animated adaptation
of a beloved children's book by Dr Seuss hit big screen this weekend in North
America with an elephant-sized box office, and became the strongest-opening
movie this year.
"Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who" is on track to sell 45.1
million U.S. dollars in tickets at U.S. and Canadian theaters over the
three-day-period, according to preliminary figures released Sunday by box office
tracking firm Media By Numbers. Full story
"10,000 B.C." rules weekend box office
in N America
LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Prehistoric
adventure-action "10,000 B.C." became the overwhelming box office champion this
weekend in North America, with a take of about 35.7 million dollars over the
three-day period, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. Full story
"Cloverfield" tops N American box
office with new January record
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Paramount's low-budget
thriller "Cloverfield" opened with an estimated 41 million dollars in ticket
sales this weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters, setting a new record for
January, according to preliminary box office figures released Sunday. Full story
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Cast member Jamie Pressly attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.
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Cast member Jim Carrey attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.
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Actress Brooke Shields attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8,
2008.(Xinhua/Retuers Photo)
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Carol Burnett attends the premiere of
the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8,
2008.(Xinhua/Retuers Photo)
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Cast member Jesse McCartney attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.
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Cast member Will Arnett attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8,
2008.(Xinhua/Retuers Photo)
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Cast member Steve Carell attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8,
2008(Xinhua/Retuers Photo)
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Cast member Josh Flitter attends the
premiere of the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.
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Actor Ray Liotta attends the premiere of
the film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8,
2008.(Xinhua/Retuers Photo)
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Joey Fatone attends the premiere of the
film "Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008.(Xinhua/Retuers
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Cast member Jim Carrey (C) with daughter
Jane (L) and actress Jenny McCarthy attend the premiere of the film
"Horton Hears a Who!" in Los Angeles March 8, 2008. (Xinhua/Retuers
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A poster of 20th Century Fox's "Dr Seuss' Horton Hears
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