Dan's Media Digest

Great to see Britain's own Hot Fuzz crack the US box-office chart, particularly as it wasn't released on very many screens. It will be interesting to see if it climbs higher through word-of-mouth...

US TOP 10

1. Disturbia $13m
2. Fracture $11m
3. Blades Of Glory $7.68m
4. Vacancy $7.6m
5. Meet The Robinsons $6.97m
6. Hot Fuzz $5.85m
7. Are We Done Yet? $5.18m
8. In The Land Of Women $4.71m
9. Perfect Stranger $4.1m
10. Wild Hogs $2.82m

UK TOP 10

1. Wild Hogs £954k
2. Fracture £851k
3. Mr Bean's Holiday £827k
4. Blades Of Glory £659k
5. Alpha Dog £452k
6. Shooter £427k
7. 300 £313k
8. The Reaping £310k
9. The Lives Of Others £293k
10. Meet The Robinsons £238k

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

NEXT
A Las Vegas magician who can see a few minutes into the future is hired by the US government to stop a bomb. Sci-fi thriller with Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore.

THE PAINTED VEIL
An Englishwoman living in Shanghai, trapped in a loveless marriage with a doctor, is forced to travel to China with him. Period romance with Edward Norton.

RENO 911! MIAMI
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day when a terrorist disrupts a police convention in Miami Beach. Action-comedy based on the US TV series.

THIS IS ENGLAND
A young boy in 1983 finds friendship with a gang of skinheads. Drama from director Shane Meadows.