Box Office Charts: w/e 28 March 2008

In the US: Dr Seuss CGI animation Horton Hears A Who stays strong at #1... Americans really love their cruddy African-American comedies, with Meet The Browns in at #2... horror Shutter scares up average business to debut at #3... Drillbit Taylor, Owen Wilson's first movie since his suicide bid limps in at #4 with a meagre $10m... and Mexican comedy Misma luna, La scrapes in at #10.

In the UK: Dr Seuss may not have the same grip on British childhoods as it does in America, but Horton Hears A Who still bags #1 over here... family fantasy The Spiderwick Chronicles is edged out at #2... dance drama sequel Step Up 2 The Streets shimmies in at #3... but thankfully gets the better of laugh-free dirge Meet The Spartans (which still cons 1 million of our country's British pounds...)... Bollywood thriller Race creeps in at #9... Guillermo Del Toro produced horror The Orphanage peeks in at #10...

US TOP 10

(1) 1. Horton Hears A Who $24.6m
(-) 2. Meet The Browns $20.1m
(-) 3. Shutter $10.4m
(-) 4. Drillbit Taylor $10.3m
(2) 5. 10,000 B.C $8.93
(3) 6. Never Back Down $4.83m
(4) 7. College Road Trip $4.7m
(6) 8. The Bank Job $4.19m
(5) 9. Vantage Point $3.81m
(-) 10. Misma luna, La $2.77m

UK TOP 10

(-) 1. Horton Hears A Who £2.9m
(-) 2. The Spiderwick Chronicles £2.5m
(-) 3. Step Up 2 The Streets £2.3m
(-) 4. Meet The Spartans £1.1m
(1) 5. 10,000 B.C £1.03m
(2) 6. Vantage Point £741k
(3) 7. The Game Plan £562k
(4) 8. The Other Boleyn Girl £483k
(-) 9. Race £365k
(-) 10. The Orphanage/Orfanato, El £329k

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

27 DRESSES
A woman who has been a bridesmaid 27 times wrestles with the idea of letting her younger sister marry the man who may be the "one". Romantic comedy starring Katherine Heiglm and James Marsden.

DRILLBIT TAYLOR
Two kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from school bullies. Comedy starring Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile & Nate Hartley.

FIRST SUNDAY
Two bungling petty criminals plan to rob their church to pay off a debt. Crime comedy starring Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan & Loretta Divine.

THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE
A guy tracks down his sexy childhood sweetheart, but has to contend with her ugly, ever-present sister. Comedy starring Paris Hilton, Joel Moore & Christine Lakin.