In a weekend crammed with four new wide releases, the film that sells the most tickets might very well be the genre spoof Superhero Movie. The comedy’s primary competition will be the gambling drama 21, based on Ben Mezrich’s outstanding non-fiction book. Although Kevin Spacey co-produced and co-stars in this movie, there are no bankable performers in the lead roles, making it difficult for 21 to find an audience large enough to overcome the same crowd that opened Meet the Spartans to 18 million just three months ago. The feature length adaptation of Horton Hears a Who should continue to do well seeing as there are no family films out there to compete with it. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns will fall sharply as the majority of his fans probably turned out for last weekend’s opening, but the inspirational comedy drama should still manage a spot near the top of the box office list. Rounding out the top five should be Stop-Loss, the Iraq war drama from Kimberly Peirce. This is her first feature since Boys Don’t Cry, the film that won Hilary Swank her first Best Actress statuette in 1999, and the film that kept American Beauty from being only the fourth film to sweep the top five Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay).

How It Will Look On Monday:
Superhero Movie: 18 Million
21: 15 Million
Horton Hears a Who: 13.5 Million
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns: 10 Million
Stop-Loss: 6 Million