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"March 14-16, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Horton Hears A Who" #1
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This weekend promised to be huge at the movie box office - for families, at least. And was. 20th Century Fox bet that their "Horton Hears A Who" animated G-rated movie, featuring the voices of Steve Carell and Jim Carey, among others (including Carol Burnett), would be as big a hit as "Ice Age." While the film isn't of "Ice Age" proportions, the "Horton" movie has the same producers as "Ice Age 3" - and easily slid into the #1 position at the weekend movie box office, with $45 million. Also new in wide release this weekend, in movie theaters, but hardly box office sensations, "Chaos Theory," starring hottie Ryan Reynolds; "Doomsday," and "Never Back Down," which competed for the testosterone fueled 17-24 age range of males. In very limited release, (i.e. you're out of luck unless you live in NYC, or maybe Los Angeles): "Funny Games"; "On Broadway"; "The Hammer"; "Flash Point"; "Sleepwalking"; "War Made Easy"; "Towards Darkness"; "Wetlands Preserved" "The Heartbeat Detector" "Blind Mountain" "Grand Canyon Adventure - IMAX," "Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise" and "Sputnik Mania."

While "Horton Hears A Who" captured #1 at the movie box office its first weekend in movie theaters, the only other new movies to crack the Top 10 were "Never Back Down," at #2, and "Doomsday" at #7.


Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office March 14-16, 2008



1 Horton Hears a Who - 3,954 Theaters - $11,406 Per Screen - NEW $46,000,000

2 10,000 B.C. - $16,415,000 - 3,410 Theaters - $4,813 Per Screen - Gross $61,219,000

3 Never Back Down - 2,729 Theaters - $3,155 Per Screen - NEW $8,610,000

4 College Road Trip - $7,893,000 - 2,706 Theaters - $2,916 Per Screen - Gross $24,286,000

5 Vantage Point - $5,400,000 - 2,761 Theaters - $1,955 Per Screen - Gross $59,200,000

6 The Bank Job - $4,910,000 - 1,613 Theaters - $3,044 Per Screen - Gross $13,113,000

7 Doomsday - 1,936 Theaters - $2,449 Per Screen - NEW $4,743,000

8 Semi Pro - $3,000,000 - 2,270 Theaters - $1,321 Per Screen - Gross $29,846,000

9 The Other Boleyn Girl - $2,900,000 - 1,212 Theaters - $2,392 Per Screen - Gross $19,171,000

10 The Spiderwick Chronicles - $2,390,000 - 2,407 Theaters - $992 Per Screen - Gross $65,430,000

11 Jumper - $2,135,000 - 1,605 Theaters - $1,330 Per Screen - Gross $75,767,000

12 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - $1,950,000 - 539 Theaters - $3,617 Per Screen - Gross $5,309,000

13 Fool's Gold - $1,715,000 - 1,505 Theaters - $1,139 Per Screen - Gross $65,384,000

14 Step Up 2 - $1,502,000 - 1,546 Theaters - $971 Per Screen - Gross $55,429,000

15 Juno - $1,220,000 - 846 Theaters - $1,442 Per Screen - Gross $139,832,000

16 Penelope - $890,000 - 757 Theaters - $1,175 Per Screen - Gross $8,262,000

17 Definitely, Maybe - $714,000 - 649 Theaters - $1,100 Per Screen - Gross $30,708,000

18 Be Kind, Rewind - $635,000 - 452 Theaters - $1,404 Per Screen - Gross $10,040,000

19 The Bucket List - $620,000 - 595 Theaters - $1,042 Per Screen - Gross $90,221,000

20 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $592,000 - 515 Theaters - $1,149 Per Screen - Gross $41,680,000

21 No Country for Old Men - $528,000 - 511 Theaters - $1,033 Per Screen - Gross $73,678,000

22 Funny Games - 289 Theaters - $1,799 Per Screen - NEW $520,000

23 In Bruges - $484,000 - 211 Theaters - $2,293 Per Screen - Gross $5,243,000

24 The Counterfeiters - $451,000 - 72 Theaters - $6,263 Per Screen - Gross $1,247,000

25 There Will Be Blood - $358,000 - 339 Theaters - $1,056 Per Screen - Gross $39,350,000


IN LIMITED RELEASE

Sleepwalking - 30 Theaters - $1,666 Per Screen - NEW $50,000

Flash Point - 10 Theaters - $319 Per Screen - NEW $3,190


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Wild About Movies now provides you with more movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews with stars of upcoming movies than any other web site in the world. Today you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and more than 5000 movies in theaters and on DVD). Which movies, you ask? "The Dark Knight" himself, Christian Bale, as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation." Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" starring Michael Cera. And "Frozen River" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes To Jail." And "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys." Ricky Gervais in "Ghost Town." Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and Justin Chatwin in "Dragonball" and Keanu Reeves in "The Day The Earth Stood Still." Also, "The Pink Panther 2." "Filth And Wisdom," directed by Madonna and "Rock N Rolla," directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie. "Everybody Wants To Be Italian." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." Shia LaBeouf in "Eagle Eye." Keira Knightley in "The Duchess" and the kid friendly movie "The Perfect Game" along with "Witchblade 2009," and "Smother," as well as Rainn Wilson in "The Rocker" - and the gay movie, based on at true story, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as lovers, "I Love You Phillip Morris." Sequels: Everything from "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2" and ... keep perusing. "GI Joe The Movie" and Seann William Scott in "Trainwreck My Life As An Idiot." And the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, opening the same day, December 5, 2008, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella. Also, "The Year Of The Fish" and the Coen Bros' "Burn After Reading" and a novel cum movie, "Choke," and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a lesbian movie. And Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Shutter Island." In addition, "Flash Of Genius" and the big screen incarnation of "Marley & Me" and "City Of Ember" and Frank Miller's "The Spirit," now a Christmas 2008 release. And "Adam Resurrected" and "The Great Buck Howard" and Nicolas Cage in "Bangkok Dangerous." Also, everything from Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" to the updated 70s cult classic "Death Race," to "Dance Of The Dead" and the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are Movie," to the George Lucas produced "Star Wars: Clone Wars," to fab film director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," to "Saw 5," or "Saw V," depending whether you're into Roman numerals. Also, "Esther Blueburger." And "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. And "The Lost Boys 2" - yes, featuring the two Corys. And "Mirrors" and "The House Bunny" and "Sex Drive." Along with "Wild Child" and "The Escapist" and "Towelhead." Also, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars;" to another movie from the creator of "Borat," "Religulous." Also, the probable movie box office smash, "Ice Age 3." And Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6" - but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." More? Sure! Judd Apatow's "The Pineapple Express;" and Guillermo Del Torro's "The Hobbit Movie." And "The X Files 2." Colin Farrell in "Pride And Glory" and Will Ferrell in "Step Brothers." Also, Dreamorks Animations' "Madagascar 2" and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and Robert DeNiro & Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill." "Splice;" and the remake of the 1939 classic "The Women;" "Repo: Genetic Opera;" "Babylon AD;" "Push;" "Terminator 4;" "GI Joe;" "AstroBoy." Even more! Spike Lee's "Miracle At St. Anna" and Steve Coogan in "Hamlet 2" and Oliver Stone's "W" along with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and "Chicago 7." And Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." "Star Trek XI." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Toy Story 3," "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up" and "Cars 2." And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll" and WB's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones' "Death Defying Acts." More? Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy 3." "The Fly Boys" and Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Even more: "Igor" and "Quarantine" and "Zack And Miri." Also: Zac Efron naked - but not in three big screen 2008 movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "High School Musical 3." And Daniel Craig in "Defiance," and as 007 in "Bond 22," which now has the official title "Quantum of Solace;" to the prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons;" "Hotel For Dogs" and Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolf Man" and Hugh Jackman's "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." Not enough? How about the 2009 films, James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300") and Hilary Swank in "Amelia," Also washed up Kevin Costner in "Swing Vote" and a naked Hayden Christensen in "Virgin Territory." Also, "Twilight" along with "College," "Boy A" and the Canadian smash "3 P'tits Cochons," Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff" and the French hit "Ch'tis." Also, Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget "Disaster Movie." Or "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People" starring Simon Pegg. Our latest entry - "Bitch Slap" - at ComicCon this week and in movie theaters next year. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... (continue)





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