In the US, Saw IV is everyone's Halloween treat at #1... Steve Carrell has better luck with straight drama Dan In Real Life, in comparison to summer comedy Evan Almighty, in at #2... and The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release does well to stay in the chart for a second week, now at #8.
US TOP 10
1. Saw IV $31.8m
2. Dan In Real Life $11.8m
3. 30 Days Of Night $6.86m
4. The Game Plan $6.13m
5. Why Did I Get Married? $5.64m
6. Michael Clayton $4.92m
7. Gone Baby Gone $3.82m
8. The Nightmare Before Christmas $3.45m
9. We Own The Night $3.4m
10. The Comebacks $3.37
In the UK, the talking rats of Ratatouille keep #1, knocking Saw IV into #2 place... Cronenberg's Eastern Promises does okay at #4... Heartbreak Kid and Resident Evil 3 stay mid-chart... Simon Pegg's Run, Fat Boy, Run is still in the chart... turkey The Seeker is set to vanish at #9... and Michael Moore's latest documentary Sicko is a big sickly flop at #10.
UK TOP 10
1. Ratatouille £3.5m
2. Saw IV £2.4m
3. Stardust £2.3m
4. Eastern Promises £623k
5. Rendition £546k
6. The Heartbreak Kid £344k
7. Resident Evil: Extinction £251k
8. Run, Fat Boy, Run £224k
9. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising £165k
10. Sicko £156k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
30 DAYS OF NIGHTAn Alaskan town is plunged into a month of darkness; perfect conditions for a group of invading vampires. Action-horror starring Josh Hartnett and Melissa George.
DEATH AT A FUNERALA dark secret is revealed at the funeral of a dysfunctional family's patriarch. Black comedy starring Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes and Daisy Donovan.
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGEQueen Elizabeth I leads England when the Spanish Armada attack. Historical drama sequel starring Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen and Geoffrey Rush.
INTERVIEWA fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress. Drama starring Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller.
THE LOOKOUTA once-promising school athlete becomes embroiled in the planning of a heist. Crime thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels and Isla Fisher.
