Spacey film tops US box office

Updated 15.20 Tue Apr 01 2008
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Kevin Spacey's new film 21 has topped the US box office.

The gambling film is based on the true story of six university students who were trained to become experts in card counting, and ended up swindling millions out of Las Vegas casinos.

The film's cast includes Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth as maths geniuses

The film's cast includes Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth as maths geniuses.

It took $23.7 million (£11.9 million), pushing the Dr Suess animated movie Horton Hears A Who! to second place.

Other films in the top ten included the spoof Superhero Movie at number three and Iraq war film Stop-Loss at eight.

The US release of Run, Fat Boy, Run failed to enter the top ten.

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