21 Wins Big at Box Office

Iraq war flick Stop-Loss stumbles in at no. 8
Posted Mar 30, 2008 4:46 PM CDT
21 Wins Big at Box Office
From left to right, Jane Carrey, actor Jim Carrey, and actress Jenny McCarthy pose on the press line at the world premiere of the feature film "Horton Hears A Who" in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 8, 2008.    (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

Gambling flick 21 played to win this weekend and banked $23.7 million, scoring top spot at the box office, Variety reports. But it failed to revive overall ticket sales, which are down 17% from last year's frame and about a third for the year. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! kept winning with $17.4 million at no. 2 and Superhero Movie took home $9.5 million for a disappointing third.

Fewer fans wanted to Meet the Browns as the Tyler Perry film dropped to fourth with $7.8 million. Drillbit Taylor fell to fifth with $5.8 million, Shutter to sixth with $5.3 million, and 
10,000 BC to seventh with $4.9 million. Like other Iraq war flicks, opener Stop-Loss stumbled, banking $4.5 million and coming in eighth. (More film stories.)

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