In the US, American Gangster, Ridley Scott's crime epic starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, takes #1 with a big week's takings... computer-animation Bee Movie buzzes behind at #2... vampire flick 3o Days Of Night drops to mid-chart after only a few weeks... John Cusack drama Martian Child disappoints at #7... and Ben Affleck's critically-lauded drama Gone Baby Gone drops to #10...
US TOP 10
1. American Gangster $43.6m
2. Bee Movie $38m
3. Saw IV $10.3m
4. Dan In Real Life $7.87m
5. The Game Plan $3.93m
6. 30 Days Of Night $3.74m
7. Martian Child $3.38m
8. Michael Clayton $3.279m
9. Why Did We Get Married? $2.6m
10. Gone Baby Gone $2.24m
In the UK, the cooking rodent in Ratatouille narrowly keeps the #1 spot... with vampire horror 30 Days Of Night biting snapping at its tail at #2... British audiences clearly enjoyed whimsical Stardust and Elizabeth The Golden Age more than the Yanks did, as they're at #3 and #4 respectively... Eastern Promises does low business mid-chart with cinephile attendance... Death At A Funeral also does poorly, but that's to be expected without much marketing, settling for #7... and surprise hit comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run finally runs out of puff at #10...
UK TOP 10
1. Ratatouille £1.55m
2. 30 Days Of Night £1.53m
3. Stardust £1.4m
4. Elizabeth: The Golden Age £1.3m
5. Saw IV £988k
6. Eastern Promises £382k
7. Death At A Funeral £357k
8. Rendition £266k
9. The Heartbreak Kid £144k
10. Run, Fat Boy, Run £100k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
GOOD LUCK CHUCKA man suffering from an apparent curse (if women sleep with him, the next man they meet is their future husband), has to break the jinx when he meets the woman of his dreams. Romantic comedy starring Jessica Alba & Dane Cook.
INTO THE WILDA gifted student gives up his possession and riches to hitch-hike to the Alaskan wilderness. Adventure drama starring Emile Hirsch, directed by Sean Penn.
LIONS FOR LAMBSWhen two Army Rangers are injured in Afghanistan, it sets off a chain of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor. Political drama starring Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep.
PLANET TERRORAn experimental bio-weapon turns thousands of people into murderous "crazies", so a rag-tag group of survivors have to save the day. Action horror starring Rose McGowan and Freddy Rodriguez, from director Robert Rodriguez.
SILKA married silkworm smuggler in 19th-Century France travels to Japan and falls in love with a local baron's concubine. Romantic drama starring Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley.
