Dan's Media Digest

It's no surprise to see Harry Potter casting a spell over UK and US audience alike. Transformers is also doing great business in the States, along with Pixar's latest Ratatouille and Die Hard 4.0. In the UK specifically, we still seem to be under the charm of a certain green ogre...

US TOP 10

1. Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix $77.1m
2. Transformers £37m
3. Ratatouille £18m
4. Live Free Or Die Hard $11.3m
5. License To Wed £7.31m
6. 1408 $4.93m
7. Evan Almighty £4.9m
8. Knocked Up $3.68m
9. Sicko $2.6m
10. Ocean's Thirteen $1.98m

UK TOP 10

1. Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix £16.4m
2. Shrek The Third £2.8m
3. Die Hard 4.0 £1.9m
4. Fantastic Four - Rise Of The Silver Surfer £248k
5. Ocean's Thirteen £153k
6. Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End £97k
7. Hostel: Part II £97k
8. Moliere £76k
9. Naqaab: Disguised Intentions £75k
10. Mome, La £72

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

HAIRSPRAY
An overweight teenager teaches Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show in 1962. Comedy musical starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Christopher Walken and Michelle Pfeiffer.