Weekend Boxoffice Chart

[Evil Avatar]

The computer-animated adaptation Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! trampled its rivals at the North American box office, with weekend sales of $45.1 million, the biggest opening of the year.

Here is the Weekend Boxoffice Chart for the weekend of March 14th to March 16th.

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who $45.1/$45.1
10,000 B.C. $16.4/$61.2
Never Back Down $8.6/$8.6
College Road Trip $7.8/$24.2
Vantage Point $5.4/$59.2
The Bank Job $4.9/$13.1
Doomsday $4.7/$4.7
Semi-Pro $3.0/$29.8
The Other Boleyn Girl $2.9/$19.1
The Spiderwick Chronicles $2.3/$65.4
Jumper $2.1/$75.7
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day $1.9/$5.3

[Drinking_Buddy]

I watched Horton Hears a Who this Sunday.

Its a really good kids movie, very well animated, has a good story and a good lession. Plus theres are jokes that the adults will be able to catch.

Theres one part where they make fun of all the different Anime cliche's that had me and my girlfriend rolling. I think we where the only ones to get it.

[F9Phoenix]

I'm guessing Semi-Pro proves that people are tired of the same Will Farrell joke/character every six months.

[colonel 32dll]

"Henry Humps a Ho" is a much better movie. No so good for the kiddies, though.

[frederec]

I'm guessing Semi-Pro proves that people are tired of the same Will Farrell joke/character every six months.

The Old Spice tie-in commercials have been pretty funny. I've seen more than any actual commercials for the movie. It looks like a rental, though.

[MosBen]

I heard anti-choice groups are all excited about Horton Hears a Who because there's a line where he says, "A person's a person, no matter how small." Seems a reach to me, particularly since I also heard that the family's estate is objecting to the work being politicized. But to the people that saw it, is there anything to this? I'm afraid I don't remember the story from childhood well enough...

[Telefrog]

I heard anti-choice groups are all excited about Horton Hears a Who because there's a line where he says, "A person's a person, no matter how small." Seems a reach to me, particularly since I also heard that the family's estate is objecting to the work being politicized. But to the people that saw it, is there anything to this? I'm afraid I don't remember the story from childhood well enough...

It's a direct quote from the book. I don't think Seuss meant it the way it's being used by the politicos, but that's what happens when stuff gets in the public eye.

[Maskatron]

This weekend I caught The Counterfeiters (this year's Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film) and CJ7 (Steven Chow's latest). Both were pretty good (vastly different of course). It was nice to see Chow not make a Shaolin Soccer retread again (as he did with Kung Fu Hustle). Even though it's essentially a "kids" movie (I had to listen to the murmur of a few parents reading the subtitles to their little ones), it retains his quirky humor and appeal. Recommended if you're a fan.

[Ozena]

It seems Never Back Down is the masterpiece I thought it'd be. When I saw the preview in front of Rambo, it looked as gay as The O.C. painted with a thin coat of UFC.

[Orphiuchus]

I saw Semi-pro today, and holy shit did it suck. Its like they didn't even try. There are virtually no jokes for fucks sake!

I think they focused on great marketing and skipped the whole "writing" thing. I seriously can not believe someone put pen to paper(or fingers to keyboard, or auditory commands to a half stoned secretary) and came up with this.

[Pureboy]

I was hoping the movie would be based on the classic Horton Hires a Whore (http://triggur.org/storytime/). Looking forward to the Curious George sequel with the power line.

[Evil Avatar]

It's a direct quote from the book. I don't think Seuss meant it the way it's being used by the politicos, but that's what happens when stuff gets in the public eye.

Not really. Rumor is that Seuss intended the book to be an anti-abortion statement.

[bryan]

Not really. Rumor is that Seuss intended the book to be an anti-abortion statement.

Well that settles it then.

[ttoastt]

Has anyone seen In Bruges? I wanted to see it this weekend but it turns out that it's not playing locally at all. Hopefully I can live vicariously through someone else's experience...

[Gil]

Not really. Rumor is that Seuss intended the book to be an anti-abortion statement.

From an interview with Philip Nel, who wrote an in depth biography of Dr. Suess...

"Amanda Smith: And then, also, the anti-abortion lobby in the United States has used a line from Horton Hears a Who, the line that says, ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small.’ Would that have been in accord with Seuss’s intended meaning?


Philip Nel: Absolutely not. In fact, during his lifetime Seuss threatened to sue an anti-abortion group unless they took that off their stationery and they did take it off their stationery but it’s still used. I’ve still seen propaganda in recent years from pro-life groups that have adopted Horton’s line, ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small.’ It’s one of the ways in which Seuss has been misappropriated. He would not agree with that."

Also, his wife says it's not about abortion. That's good enough for me.

[bryan]

From an interview with Philip Nel, who wrote an in depth biography of Dr. Suess...



Also, his wife says it's not about abortion. That's good enough for me.

Reminds of me of what I read here and there how Shakespeare wouldn't get 80% of the subtext we pull out of his works.

[Drinking_Buddy]

I heard anti-choice groups are all excited about Horton Hears a Who because there's a line where he says, "A person's a person, no matter how small." Seems a reach to me, particularly since I also heard that the family's estate is objecting to the work being politicized. But to the people that saw it, is there anything to this? I'm afraid I don't remember the story from childhood well enough...

Its a reach. The movie focuses more on being yourself, creativity, individuality and doing what you think is right, regardless of what others say.

[MosBen]

Yeah, I had heard his wife didn't like how the quote is being used, and was saying her husband felt the same, which is enough for me too.

[Ten19]

Not really. Rumor is that Seuss intended the book to be an anti-abortion statement.

Don't even get me started on the political implications of the Butter Battle Book.

[Roc Ingersol]

Don't even get me started on the political implications of the Butter Battle Book.Zook-Watching Border Patrol represent!