In the US, fairy tale adventure Enchanted keeps the top-spot for a second week... Beowulf switches around with This Christmas, at #2... new thriller Awake has an unremarkable debut at #5... Bee Movie suffers a big drop from #5 to #9... The Mist still languishes around at the bottom of the chart... and Mr Magorium vanishes in only its second week of release! Now that's magic!
US TOP 10
1. Enchanted $16.4m
2. Beowulf $8.21m
3. This Christmas $7.94m
4. Hitman $6.02m
5. Awake $5.86m
6. Fred Claus $5.5m
7. August Rush $5.02m
8. The Mist $4.55m
9. Bee Movie $4.44m
10. No Country For Old Men $4.39m
In the UK, despite awful reviews for both, Christmas "comedy" Fred Claus takes #1 and video-game adaptation Hitman snares #2... Stardust is proving to have massive staying power, still mid-chart at #5... Darjeeling stays firm and unremarkable at #7... The Assassination Of Jesse James is rubber-stamped turkey, debuting at #9 despite positive reviews... and another Bollywood hit sneaks into the chart, in the shape of Aaja Nachle...
UK TOP 10
1. Fred Claus £1.9m
2. Hitman $1.2m
3. American Gangster £1.03m
4. Beowulf £870k
5. Stardust £463k
6. Ratatouille £382k
7. The Darjeeling Limited £275k
8. Good Luck Chuck £257k
9. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford £180k
10. Aaja Nachle £169k
US TOP 10
1. Enchanted $16.4m
2. Beowulf $8.21m
3. This Christmas $7.94m
4. Hitman $6.02m
5. Awake $5.86m
6. Fred Claus $5.5m
7. August Rush $5.02m
8. The Mist $4.55m
9. Bee Movie $4.44m
10. No Country For Old Men $4.39m
In the UK, despite awful reviews for both, Christmas "comedy" Fred Claus takes #1 and video-game adaptation Hitman snares #2... Stardust is proving to have massive staying power, still mid-chart at #5... Darjeeling stays firm and unremarkable at #7... The Assassination Of Jesse James is rubber-stamped turkey, debuting at #9 despite positive reviews... and another Bollywood hit sneaks into the chart, in the shape of Aaja Nachle...
UK TOP 10
1. Fred Claus £1.9m
2. Hitman $1.2m
3. American Gangster £1.03m
4. Beowulf £870k
5. Stardust £463k
6. Ratatouille £382k
7. The Darjeeling Limited £275k
8. Good Luck Chuck £257k
9. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford £180k
10. Aaja Nachle £169k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
THE GOLDEN COMPASSA young girl living in a parallel universe travels to the North Pole to rescue kidnapped children. Fantasy adventure adaptation of the best-selling book trilogy, starring Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards.
HE WAS A QUIET MANA nerdy officer worker becomes a hero after he accidentally saves a woman's life. Comedy drama starring Christian Slater and Elisha Cuthbert.
SOUTHLAND TALESAn amnesiac movie star, a porn actress, and a pair of twins hold the key to a vast end-of-the-world conspiracy in a futuristic Los Angeles. Science-fiction drama starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott, from director Richard Kelly.
YOU KILL MEAn alcoholic hitman befriends a woman who comes in handy when he decides to settle old scores. Crime thriller starring Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni and Luke Wilson.
