Ben Stiller comedy Heartbreak Kid fails to knock sports comedy The Game Plan off the top spot, settling for #2... fantasy adventure The Seeker becomes a turkey, taking just $3m at #5... while Mr Woodcock and The Brave One cling on at the bottom.
US TOP 10
1. The Game Plan $16.6m
2. The Heartbreak Kid $14m
3. The Kingdom $9.72m
4. Resident Evil: Extinction $4.52m
5. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising $3.75m
6. Good Luck Chuck $3.66m
7. 3:10 To Yuma $3.22m
8. Feel The Noise $3.19m
9. Mr Woodcock $2.33m
10. The Brave One $2.32m
Ben Stiller comedy Heartbreak Kid takes #1 in the UK... with action-drama The Kingdom coming in second... meaning Simon Pegg comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run finally runs out of breath and drops to #3... but there's continuing stamina for awful Adam Sandler comedy Chuck And Larry at #5... while early Halloween takes a mammoth drop from #2 to #8... George Clooney's latest, Michael Clayton, languishes at #9... and Joy Division biopic Control debuts at a disastrous #10.
UK TOP 10
1. The Heartbreak Kid £1.2m
2. The Kingdom £919k
3. Run, Fat Boy, Run £724k
4. Atonement £560k
5. I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry £509k
6. Superbad £471k
7. Mr Woodcock £348k
8. Halloween £341k
9. Michael Clayton £323k
10. Control £252k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
BLACK SHEEP
Genetically-engineered sheep go on a killing spree at a New Zealand farm. Horror-comedy from writer-director Jonathan King.
THE NANNY DIARIES
A college graduate becomes a nanny for a rich New York family. Romantic comedy starring Scarlett Johansson.
MR. BROOKS
A man becomes controlled by a homicidal alter-ego only he can see. Crime thriller starring Kevin Costner, William Hurt and Demi Moore.
THE INVASION
A psychiatrist uncovers evidence that the population are being controlled by an alien epidemic. Sci-fi horror remake starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.
RATATOUILLE
A rat living in the kitchen of a top restaurant makes an unusual alliance with a young chef. CGI animation from Pixar.
RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
Survivors of the zombie plague arrive at a desolate Las Vegas, on their way to Alaska. Horror sequel starring Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter.