
Maybe it's that time of the year, or perhaps there was a strong nationwide desire to see a scary movie, but whatever the reason, horror flick
Prom Night was crowned queen at the box office this weekend. Variety reports that the movie's $22.7 million
marks the best opening for a horror picture so far this year, possibly due to the teen-friendly PG-13 rating.
Though
Street Kings is loaded with bloodshed and big names like Forest Whitaker and Keanu Reeves, it was still no match for the teen screamfest, earning second place with an estimated $12 million.

For the second weekend in a row, Jim Sturgess and gang were No. 1 at the box office — though the overall March slump continued.
21 was down a bit from the
weekend before but held on to the top spot with a weekend take of $15 million.

Well, it looks like
21, the film about MIT students who take Vegas by storm, was a safe bet as it easily won the top spot at the box office. However, the
overall weekend box office total was down 17 percent compared to last year, Variety reports. 21 earned an estimated $23 million, beating
Horton Hears a Who and firmly establishing
Jim Sturgess as a viable leading man.

After shattering
2008 box office records last week,
Horton Hears a Who once again took the top spot over this Easter holiday weekend. Variety reports that
Good Friday was the strongest day for Dr. Seuss' Horton which took in $25.1 million over the weekend in addition to the movie's opening weekend earnings of $45 million.

It's the long Easter weekend, and judging by the traffic jams yesterday most of you are driving back to see your families. I guess some of you will be looking for a fun family outing, so I've got a suggestion for you – go and see Dr Seuss tale, Horton Hears A Who.
It rightfully topped the US box office, had the
biggest movie opening of 2008 and entertained kids and adults alike.

Opening to the tune of over $45 million in
box office sales this weekend, Dr. Seuss'
Horton Hears A Who has nabbed the best opening weekend so far in 2008. The title previously belonged to the
January release of
Cloverfield which raked in $41 million.