Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! isn't just the number one movie at the weekend box office, it's the best-opening movie of the year so far.
That's no surprise, really - Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is an adaptation of a beloved children's book made by the Ice Age juggernaut that stars some of the world's biggest comedic talents.
But we don't think that's the real reason for Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!'s success. It's obvious that Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! is only number one at the US weekend box office because it's the first Dr Seuss movie in years that hasn't featured a scary half-man half-cat shouting the word 'piss' over and over again at Dakota Fanning.
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