21 Jump Street leads weekend box office

The hilarious new comedy 21 Jump Street, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill and featuring a cameo by Johnny Depp, took over the top spot at the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $35 million.  Tribute viewers gave it a high rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. After two weekends at the top Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax was knocked to second place, earning an additional $22.8 million. John Carter was pushed to third place in its second weekend out, taking in $13.5 million with a Tribute.ca rating of 4.3 stars. Project X, about high school misfits who throw an out-of-control party dropped a spot to fourth, earning an extra $4 million and getting a 2.5 star rating from Tribute users. Eddie Murphy‘s comedy A Thousand Words earned just $3.8 million, but climbed a spot to fifth place. The limited amount of Tribute.ca viewers who voted on it gave it 4.3 stars.