In the US, Bee Movie buzzes up to #1... seasonal Fred Claus is beaten into #3 by American Gangster at #2... Lions For Lambs struggles with a debut at #4... Saw IV drops to mid-chart... horror thriller P2 opens with a terrible $2m at #8... and Marian Child toils at #10 with an overall take of just $6m!
US TOP 10
1. Bee Movie $26m
2. American Gangster $24.3m
3. Fred Claus $19.2m
4. Lions For Lambs $6.71m
5. Dan In Real Life $5.87m
6. Saw IV $5.01m
7. The Game Plan $2.41m
8. P2 $2.2m
9. 30 Days Of Night $2.1m
10. Martian Child $1.75m
In the UK, despite bad reviews, Good Luck Chuck takes #1... Ratatoulle drops to #3, allowing Stardust to overtake it to #2... Lions For Lambs disappoints at #6... Bollywood romance Om Shanti Om is a surprise arrival at #7... Eastern Promises looks likely to disappear by next week, now at #9... and Sean Penn's Into The Wild makes a woeful debut at #10.
UK TOP 10
1. Good Luck Chuck £1.3m
2. Stardust £1.27m
3. Ratatouille £1.24m
4. Elizabeth: The Golden Age £929k
5. 30 Days Of Night £849k
6. Lions For Lambs £658k
7. Om Shanti Om £518k
8. Saw IV £466k
9. Eastern Promises £209k
10. Into The Wild £196k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
AMERICAN GANGSTERIn the 1970s, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of a notorious gangster. Crime thriller directed by Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
BEOWULFA mighty warrior must defeat a monster who is terrorizing towns, and then the beast's mother. Animated action adventure from director Robert Zemeckis, starring Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and John Malkovich. Also in 3-D where available.
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUBSix Californians start a Jane Austen book club, only to discover their relationships resemble Austen's novels. Romantic drama starring Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman and Maggie Grace.
