The sexy blackjack saga defied the odds to unseat ‘‘Dr.
Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!’'
with a $24.1 mil weekend win
It must have been in the cards.
The blackjack drama21overcame big odds at the box office to win the weekend race and unseat formidable two-time championDr.
Seuss Horton Hears a Who!
Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess young-skewing gambling saga grossed $23.7 million, according to Sundays estimates.
But, considering21s merely decent B+ CinemaScore grade, will all those guys stick around next weekend?
Thats something Id rather not have to wager on.
2, then, was said family film,Dr.
- was next with $9.5 mil.
Coming in at No.
And holdoverDrillbit Taylorrounded out the top five with a $5.8 mil take.
As such, there simply wasnt enough room in the marketplace for two new movies with high hopes.
The youth-oriented Iraq-veteran taleStop-Loss(No.
- earned a weak $4.5 mil, despite a hot cast andgenerally positivereviews from critics.
