April 4-6, 2008 Movie Box Office

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"April 4-6, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"21" #1 - 2 Weeks-In-A-Row
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In a surprising turn of events at the races, er movie box office, last week's #1 movie, "21" captured the #1 spot, leaving "Leatherheads," "Nim's Island" and "The Ruins" in the dust. In limited release: "My Blueberry Nights"; "Meet Bill"; "The Unknown Woman"; "Sex And Death 101"; "Jellyfish" and "Flight of the Red Balloon" faired hardly better than their new, wide release counterparts. Wild About Movies takes you Behind The Scenes of most new movies in theaters this weekend.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office April 4-6, 2008

1 21 - $15,100,000 - 2,653 Theaters - $5,691 Per Screen - Gross $46,533,000

2 Leatherheads - 2,769 Theaters - $4,869 Per Screen - NEW $13,485,000

3 Nim's Island - 3,513 Theaters - $3,785 Per Screen - NEW $13,300,000

4 Horton Hears a Who! - $9,100,000 - 3,571 Theaters - $2,548 Per Screen - Gross $131,060,000

5 The Ruins - 2,812 Theaters - $2,788 Per Screen - NEW $7,840,000

6 Superhero Movie - $5,405,000 - 2,965 Theaters - $1,822 Per Screen - Gross $16,887,000

7 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns - $3,510,000 - 1,554 Theaters - $2,258 Per Screen - Gross $37,754,000

8 Drillbit Taylor - $3,495,000 - 2,707 Theaters - $1,291 Per Screen - Gross $25,579,000

9 Shutter - $2,875,000 - 2,125 Theaters - $1,352 Per Screen - Gross $23,183,000

10 10,000 B.C. - $2,770,000 - 2,335 Theaters - $1,186 Per Screen - Gross $89,323,000

11 Stop Loss - $2,314,000 - 1,294 Theaters - $1,788 Per Screen - Gross $8,213,000

12 Under the Same Moon - $1,709,000 - 437 Theaters - $3,910 Per Screen - Gross $8,938,000

13 College Road Trip - $1,667,000 - 1,705 Theaters - $977 Per Screen - Gross $40,885,000

14 The Bank Job - $1,640,000 - 1,189 Theaters - $1,379 Per Screen - Gross $26,732,000

15 Shine a Light - 276 Theaters - $5,474 Per Screen - NEW $1,511,000

16 Run Fat Boy Run - $1,401,000 - 1,115 Theaters - $1,256 Per Screen - Gross $4,463,000

17 Never Back Down - $1,106,000 - 1,209 Theaters - $914 Per Screen - Gross $23,068,000

18 Vantage Point - $1,075,000 - 1,128 Theaters - $953 Per Screen - Gross $71,028,000

19 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - $731,000 - 503 Theaters - $1,453 Per Screen - Gross $10,534,000

20 The Other Boleyn Girl - $600,000 - 706 Theaters - $849 Per Screen - Gross $26,056,000

21 The Counterfeiters - $388,000 - 115 Theaters - $3,373 Per Screen - Gross $2,931,000

LIMITED RELEASE - My Blueberry Nights - 6 Theaters - $12,283 Per Screen - NEW $73,700

LIMITED RELEASE - Meet Bill - 36 Theaters - $1,091 Per Screen - NEW $39,300

LIMITED RELEASE - The Flight of the Red Balloon - 2 Theaters - $18,600 Per Screen - NEW $37,200

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