In the US, Doug Liman's sci-fi thriller Jumper takes #1, despite very mixed reviews... forcing children's fantasy novel adaptation Spiderwick Chronicles into second place... another atrocious musical rom-com debut at #3, in Step Up 2 The Streets... last week's #1, Fool's Gold, drops to #4... Ryan Reynolds' rom-com Definitely, Maybe debut disappointingly at #5... Martin Lawrence stinkfest Roscoe Jones drops 4 places to #6... Juno is still mid-chart after ages on release, having made $125m in the US alone now... the biggest box-office casualty this week is Hannah Montana, who nosedives an incredible 6 places to #9, while Rambo has now left the top 10...
US TOP 10
1. Jumper $32.1m
2. The Spiderwick Chronicles $24.7m
3. Step Up 2 The Streets $22.1m
4. Fool's Gold $14.9m
5. Definitely, Maybe $11.5m
6. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins $9.94m
7. Juno $5.58m
8. The Bucket List $4.67m
9. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Concert $4.39m
10. 27 Dresses $3.89m
In the UK, we mirror the US by saluting Jumper at #1, which edged out National Treasure 2 at #2... Juno drops a place to #3... there's more love for Cloverfield in the UK after its quick exit from the US chart, dropping only to #5 from #3... Bucket List debuts at a disappointing #6... cinemagoers don't flock to There Will Be Blood, but it's at #6... and Bollywood romance Jodhaa Akbar, starring the beautiful Aishwarya Rai, creeps in at #10...
UK TOP 10
1. Jumper £3.06m
2. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets £1.4m
3. Juno £1.3m
4. The Water Horse £791k
5. Cloverfield £709k
6. The Bucket List £602k
7. There Will Be Blood £540k
8. Definitely, Maybe £507k
9. Penelope £393k
10. Jodhaa Akbar £365k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
BE KIND REWINDA magnetized video-store clerk accidentally erases all their stock, meaning he has to remake their entire library with his friend, using low-tech means. Comedy starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover & Mia Farrow.
BLACK WATERA group of people have to survive in the mangrove swamps of Northern Australia. Thriller starring Diana Glen, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoerda & Ben Oxenbould.
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTA young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love, meeting oddball characters along the way. Romantic drama starring Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman & Rachel Weisz.
RAMBOA reclusive Vietnam veteran joins a group of Christian mercenaries into Burma, to rescue some of their kidnapped party. Action thriller written/directed/starring Sylvester Stallone, with Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden & Graham McTavish.
