theaters and averaging $4,637 per venue. At the international box office it remained at #1 in its third week. Interpretations Horton Hears a Who!, like other Dr. Seuss creations, contains layered subtexts and messages. A major theme regards learning about universal values between vastly different places and people, as shown by the quote "A person's a person, no matter how small". This is employed on many levels: primarily with Horton and the Mayor of Whoville making contact and championing each other to the point where everyone around them eventually learns the truth about the speck that Whoville resides on; but also with the Mayor and Sour Kangaroo's relationships with their respective sons, Horton and the Mayor being challenged by Sour Kangaroo and the Chairman, the fickle herd mentality of the jungle community (save Horton's students and Morton) and Horton still forgiving Sour Kangaroo, and the ending shot of all of the worlds being specks in space. Awards Home media Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 9, 2008. Three versions of the DVD are available: a single-disc edition, a 2-disc special edition, and a gift set packaged with a Horton plush. All three versions included the Ice Age short film Surviving Sid. In the United States, the film earned $77,630,768 from DVD sales and $180,434 from Blu-ray sales for a total of $77,811,202 in video sales. References External links 2008 films 2008 animated films 2008 computer-animated films 2000s American animated films 2000s adventure comedy films 2000s English-language films American adventure comedy films American children's animated adventure films American children's animated comedy films American computer-animated films Animated films based on children's books Animated adventure films Animated films about elephants Animated films about families Animated films about friendship Animated films about kangaroos and wallabies Animated films about mice Films based on poems Films based on works by Dr. Seuss 20th Century Fox films 20th Century Fox animated films 20th Century Fox Animation films Blue Sky Studios films Films directed by Jimmy Hayward Films directed by Steve Martino Films scored by John Powell Films with screenplays by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio 2008 directorial debut films 2008 comedy films Horton the Elephant