In the US, Beowulf slays the competition to take #2, beating Bee Movie into second place with $27m... Fred Claus does okay at #4... new fantasy release Mr Magorium disappoints with a limp #5 placing... audiences slaughter Lions For Lambs, down to #8... and romantic drama Love In The Time Of Cholera is diagnosed as a turkey, new in at #10...
US TOP 10
1. Beowulf $27.5m
2. Bee Movie $14m
3. American Gangster $12.9m
4. Fred Claus $11.9m
5. Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium $9.63m
6. Dan In Real Life $4.34m
7. No Country For Old Men $3.08m
8. Lions For Lambs $2.9m
9. Saw IV $2.25m
10. Love In The Time Of Cholera $1.92m
In the UK, audiences prefer American gangsters to Scandinavian warriors, as Ridley Scott's crime drama keeps Beowulf at bay, new at #1... Good Luck Chuck falls from #1 to #5 in a week... Om Shanti Om surprises with a second week in the chart, at #8... and Bangladeshi drama Brick Lane creeps in to debut at #10...
UK TOP 10
1. American Gangster £2.5m
2. Beowulf £2.1m
3. Ratatouille £937k
4. Stardust £902k
5. Good Luck Chuck £743k
6. Elizabeth: The Golden Age £455k
7. 30 Days Of Night £409k
8. Om Shanti Om £250k
9. Lions For Lambs £241k
10. Brick Lane £194k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
THE DARJEELING LIMITEDThree estranged American brothers take a train journey across India together, and slowly bond. Oddball adventure drama starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman.
RESCUE DAWNA US fighter pilot is shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. War drama starring Christian Bale.
SHROOMSAmerican backpackers and their Irish guide are stalked by a serial-killer whilst collecting mushrooms. Horror directed by Paddy Breathnach.
SLEUTHAn aging writer matches wits with a struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart. Comedy mystery drama remake starring Michael Caine and Jude Law.
WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORYA strange afterlife way station greets those who have committed suicide. Fantasy drama starring Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon.
