Friday 25 May 2007

Friday 25 May 2007
Despite scathing reviews directed toward its lack of ambition and laugh-free stretches, Shrek The Third still tops the US box-office with a mighty $122m. Good to see a R/18-rated movie like 28 Weeks Later doing respectable business in the US and UK, though.

In Britain, Spidey sits atop the chart for another week and it's mildly disappointing to see Zodiac not break the £1m barrier in its first week, too. Maybe early-summer isn't really the time to do and see a true life serial-killer thriller, eh? Poor old comedy duo Mitchell and Webb have to make do with a mid-chart placing for their Magicians, off the back of dismal reviews.


US TOP 10

1. Shrek The Third $122m

2. Spider-Man 3 $29m
3. 28 Weeks Later $5.45m
4. Georgia Rule $3.75m
5. Disturbia $3.73m
6. Fracture $2.28m
7. Delta Farce $1.85m
8. The Invisible $1.3m
9. Hot Fuzz $1.29m
10. Blades Of Glory $1.09m

UK TOP 10

1. Spider-Man 3 £2.5m

2. 28 Weeks Later £882k
3. Zodiac £818m

4. Bridge To Terabithia £460k
5. Magicians £366k
6. Lovewrecked £223
7. Wild Hogs £194k
8. Mr Bean's Holiday £143k
9. Next £135k
10. This Is England £127k

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

THE BOTHERSOME MAN
A 40-year-old man finds himself in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is given a job, a house, even a wife, but makes a desperate escape bid. Norwegian mystery thriller.


JINDABYNE
An Irishman living in Australia discovers the body of a murdered girl while on a fishing trip with three friends. Mystery drama with Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney.


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - AT WORLD'S END
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann set sail for world's end to rescue Captain Jack from Davey Jones' locker. Fantasy adventure sequel starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley.