In the US, critically-mauled spoof "comedy" Meet The Spartans somehow gets #1 (are people stupid?), nudging Sylvester Stallone's Rambo sequel into second place... Cloverfield unpredictably drops 3 places to #4 in only its second week... internet serial-killer flick Untraceable debut at #5... Juno begins to drop down the chart to #7... despite Oscar buzz and rave reviews, There Will Be Blood only scrapes in at #9... and Mad Money is already at rock bottom in its second week.
US TOP 10
1. Meet The Spartans $18.5m
2. Rambo $18.2m
3. 27 Dresses $13.4m
4. Cloverfield $12.7m
5. Untraceable $11.4m
6. The Bucket List $10.5m
7. Juno $10.2m
8. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets $4.92m
9. There Will Be Blood $4.87m
10. Mad Money $4.58m
In the UK, Sweeney Todd knocks the Aliens and Predators into second place, straight in at #1... P.S I Love You remains mysteriously popular in the UK, holding firm at #3 above No Country For Old Men at #4... St. Trinian's has also been a surprise hit with kids at #5... I Am Legend drops a few to #6... and In The Valley Of Elah debuts at a very depressing #10.
UK TOP 10
1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street £4.5m
2. Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem £954k
3. P.S I Love You £924k
4. No Country For Old Men £828k
5. St. Trinian's £676k
6. I Am Legend £647k [review]
7. Alvin & The Chipmunks £612k
8. Charlie Wilson's War £496k
9. Enchanted £452k
10. In The Valley Of Elah £345k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
CLOVERFIELDA monster attacks New York, with the ensuing carnage and chaos caught on video-camera by a partygoer. Action sci-fi directed by Matt Reeves & produced by J.J Abrams.
OVER HER DEAD BODYA bitchy ghost tries to sabotage the relationship between her former boyfriend and his psychic girlfriend. Supernatural comedy starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd & Jason Biggs.
PENELOPEA young aristocrat, cursed to resemble a pig, can only break the spell if she finds true love. Modern fairy tale starring Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage & Richard E. Grant.
THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIREA recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend over to live with her and her kids, enabling him to turn his life around and help them grieve. Drama starring Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro & David Duchovny.
UNDERDOGA lab accident gives a dog extraordinary superpowers, which he uses to help his new master. Family action comedy starring Jason Lee, Peter Dinklage, James Belushi & Patrick Warburton.
