Box Office Charts: 4 April 2008

In the US: 21, the real-life story of MIT students who card-counted in Las Vegas to win millions, goes straight in at #1, despite poor reviews... Superhero Movie under-performs at #3, with audiences clearly burned by similar spoof Meet The Spartans... Iraq-themed war drama Stop-Loss limps in at #8, with a meagre $5m in first week earnings...

In the UK: Katherine Heigl rom-com 27 Dresses takes #1 after good marketing... Step Up 2 The Streets dances in to take #2... but audiences don't flock to the latest Owen Wilson comedy Drillbit Taylor...

US TOP 10

(-) 1. 21 $24.1m
(1) 2. Horton Hears A Who! $17.1m
(-) 3. Superhero Movie $9.51m
(2) 4. Meet The Browns $7.48m
(4) 5. Drillbit Taylor $5.71m
(3) 6. Shutter $5.22m
(5) 7. 10,000 B.C $4.95m
(-) 8. Stop-Loss $4.56m
(7) 9. College Road Trip $3.46m
(8) 10. The Bank Job $2.78m

UK TOP 10

(-) 1. 27 Dresses £1.7m
(-) 2. Step Up 2 The Streets £1.37m
(2) 3. The Spiderwick Chronicles £1.30m
(1) 4. Horton Hears A Who! £937k
(-) 5. Drillbit Taylor £724k
(4) 6. Meet The Spartans £521k
(5) 7. 10,000 B.C £476k
(6) 8. Vantage Point £397k
(7) 9. The Game Plan £311k
(10) 10. The Orphanage/Orfanato, El £281k

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

AWAKE
A man wakes up paralyzed during a surgical procedure. Thriller starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba & Terence Howard.

FUNNY GAMES
Two psychotic young men take a family hostage. Thriller starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt & Brady Corbet.

NEVER BACK DOWN
A rebellious high school kid is drawn into an underground fight club, where he finds himself a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. Action drama starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet & Evan Peters.

ONE MISSED CALL
Several people start receiving phone call from their future selves, who reveal the date, time and details of their eventual death. Horror starring Shannyn Sossamon & Ed Burns.

SON OF RAMBOW
Two young boys living in the early-80s decide to make their own version of a Rambo film, inspiring their school friends. Comedy directed by Garth Jennings, starring Will Poulter, Bill Milner & Jessica Hynes.