Horton Hears a Who

Fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards set to air February 22, 2009.

The 14 submitted features are:

“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”

Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3 films can be nominated in a year. The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Which film do you think deserves a nomination?

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

It seems like most of us were at the theatres watching thehot new movie 21 that hit theatres over the weekend. The movie had the number 1 spot at the box office this weekend bringing in $23,700,000.

1 - 21--$23,700,000
2- Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who--$17,425,000
3- Superhero Movie--$9,510,000
4- Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns--$7,760,000
5- Drillbit Taylor--$5,800,000
6- Shutter--$5,325,000
7- 10,000 B.C.--$4,875,000
8- Stop-Loss--$4,525,000
9-College Road Trip--$3,505,000
10- The Bank Job--$2,800,000
11- Never Back Down--$2,405,000
12- Vantage Point--$2,400,000
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It's been a pretty big movie month. There must be nothing else going on because movies are doing really well this month.

Here's the weekend box office recap:

1. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who--$25,100,000
2. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns--$20,010,000
3. Shutter-- $10,700,000
4. Drillbit Taylor-- $10,200,000
5. 10,000 B.C.--$8,660,000
6. Never Back Down--$4,861,000
7. College Road Trip--$4,630,000
8. The Bank Job-- $4,100,000
9. Vantage Point--$3,800,000
10. Under The Same Moon-- $2,602,000
11. Doomsday--$2,180,000
12. The Other Boleyn Girl--$2,000,000

It's safe to say Jim Carrey had a great weekend. His latest animated flick "Horton Hears a Who" has scored the biggest movie debut of 2008 bringing in a whooping $45.1 million during opening weekend.

Here is this weekend's box office recap:

1. Horton Hears a Who! ($45.1 Million)
2. 10,000 B.C. ($16.4 Million)
3. Never Back Down ($8.6 Million)
4. College Road Trip ($7.9 Million)
5. Vantage Point ($5.4 Million)

It's that time of week again, here are this week's new releases:

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who:
An imaginative elephant is determined to help when he hears a cry coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air.

Never Back Down:
The new kid in town is determined to learn the discipline of mixed martial arts after he is humiliated and defeated by a bully in a fight.

Doomsday:
When a lethal virus spreads throughout the country, an elite group of specialists must retrieve a cure by any means necessary.

Check out the premiere of 'Horton Hears a Who' below:


Listen up all you Dr. Seuss fans, "Horton Hears A Who" is coming to a theatre near you. The feature film based on Ted Geisel's 1954 book hits theatres on March 14, 2008.

Actors Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Jamie Pressley, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher, Will Arnett lent their voices for the animated feature.

The plot is about an imaginative elephant that hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. Hollyscoop caught up with the stars on the red carpet and got all the scoop, check it out below:

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