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Denzel's John Q triumphs with $20.6m

Denzel Washington confirmedhimself as a major box office star over the weekend as his latest drama JohnQ opened at the top of the boxoffice over Presidents Day weekend with a powerful estimated $20.6m gross at2,466 sites. The film, released by New Line Cinema, received lukewarm reviews(at best) but its emotional storyline about a man who holds an emergency roomhostage in order to secure a heart transplant for his son pushed all the rightbuttons as did Washington whose latest ...

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