21, Film Based on MIT Card Team Wins Big at Box Office
LOS ANGELES, California -- As reported by The Associated Press: "Movie-goers laid their money down on "21," a gambling romp that was the weekend's box-office high roller with a $23.7
Kevin Spacey stars in the film based on the exploits of the MIT students who beat Las Vegas. million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess as math geniuses who make a killing at Vegas' blackjack tables, Sony's "21" bumped off "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!", which had been No. 1 the previous two weekends.
"Hollywood started 2008 with a strong uptick in January, but revenues have trailed off steadily since.
"...The audience for "21" was split almost evenly between men and women and those older and younger than 25, according to Sony..."