This past Saturday the movie “21” made its debut, earning $23.7 million only over the weekend. The movie stars Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth and Jims Sturgess, who all interpret math experts that figure out a way to win at casinos’ blackjack tables.

The movie tells the story of a few smart students who are motivated by their teacher to count cards at blackjack tables in casinos and manage to scrape up huge profits. The professor is interpreted by the Oscar-winning actor, Kevin Spacey.

For the past two weekends, “Dr. Seuss” and “Horton Hears a Who” had been number one on the charts. This weekend the leading box office became “21” when it debuted, leaving “Horton Hears a Who” in second place with winnings of $17.4 million.

Although we all know that the game of blackjack or 21 strictly depends on luck, this movie gives us intellectuals the hope that our mathematical skills might actually have an influence over the result of the game and that it will help us become all-time winning players.