Box Office Charts: w/e 27 July 2007

Well, Harry Potter is still doing amazing business worldwide, although he's been denied the top spot in the US this week by an Adam Sandler comedy. Newly released musical comedy Hairspray has done very well in the US and UK. Shrek The Third continues to be amazingly popular in the UK, while Fantastic 4 and Ocean's Thirteen begin to limp.

US TOP 10

1. I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry $34.2m
2. Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix $32.5m
3. Hairspray $27.5m
4. Transformers $20.5m
5. Ratatouille $10.9m
6. Live Free Of Die Hard $7.1m
7. License To Wed $3.58m
8. 1408 $2.62m
9. Evan Almighty $2.55m
10. Knocked Up £2.29m

UK TOP 10

1. Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix £6.6m
2. Hairspray £2.04m
3. Shrek The Third £1.6m
4. Die Hard 4.0 £1.06m
5. Partner £236k
6. Firehouse Dog £90k
7. Fantastic Four - Rise Of The Silver Surfer £90k
8. Ocean's Thirteen £75k
9. Mome, La £61k
10. Moliere £50k


UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
When Homer mistakenly pollutes the town's river, he is fired from his job and causes the evacuation of Springfield. Animated adventure based on the cartoon.

TRANSFORMERS
Two warring alien robots, each able to mimic vehicles, arrive on Earth to search for a mythical power source. Sci-fi action from director Michael Bay, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox.