Entertainment | film 21 Beats the House Again Gambling pic holds off rush by Leatherheads By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 6, 2008 5:00 PM CDT Copied From left, writer Ben Mezrich, real-life subject of the film Jeffrey Ma, and producer Dana Brunetti attend a Cinema Society screening of "21" at the IFC Center, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) 21 beat the odds for a second straight week and held off George Clooney’s Leatherheads, Variety reports. The gambling pic garnered $15.1 million, while the old-school football laffer, tripped up by poor reviews, tied with family flick Nim’s Island for second spot, each banking about $13.5 million. Hit Horton took fourth place with $9.1 million, while The Ruins opened in fifth with $7.84 million and Superhero Movie banked $5.4 million in sixth. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns earned $3.51 million in seventh and Drillbit Taylor made $3.49 million in eighth. Ticket sales kept slumping overall, down 27% among the top 12 films compared to this frame last year, Bloomberg reports. Read These Next Hegseth forces out Army's chief of staff. Travelers will likely cheer at this new advice from airports. Iran just hit one of the Middle East's largest oil refineries. Trump to Bondi: 'I think it's time.' Report an error