In the US, a Hannah Montana concert film (also presented in 3-D) wowed teeny-boppers, nabbing #1 from Jessica Alba's latest -- J-Horror remake The Eye... rom-com 27 Dresses is showing signs of staying power, holding firm at #3... Meet The Spartans remains bewilderingly popular... Rambo isn't doing Rocky-style business for Sly, down from #2 to #5 in its second week... Cloverfield takes a massive drop from #4 to #9 in only its third week (signifying audiences think it has limited appeal once you know what the monster looks like)... and Oscar-contender There Will Be Blood drops one place to #10 in only its second week, which is an outrage against cinema!
US TOP 10
1. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert Tour $31.1m
2. The Eye $12.4m
3. 27 Dresses $8.53m
4. Meet The Spartans $7.34m
5. Rambo $7.12m
6. Juno $7.01m
7. The Bucket List $6.73m
8. Untraceable $5.08m
9. Cloverfield $4.84m [review]
10. There Will Be Blood $4.65m
In the UK, monster camcorder thriller Cloverfield draws big crowds to grab #1... Sweeney Todd pulls in decent audiences to take #2... Eva Longoria's supernatural comedy Over Her Dead Body proves the Desperate Housewife has her fans, in at #3... kooky fairy tale Penelope debuts surprisingly high at #4... P.S I Love You remains laughably popular in the UK, still in the chart at #6 after weeks... canine fantasy Underdog debuts at a lowly #9... and AVP2 takes a huge drop from #2 to #10, now all the fanboys have seen it, and are suitably disappointed...
UK TOP 10
1. Cloverfield £3.4m [review]
2. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street £1.7m [review]
3. Over Her Dead Body £995k
4. Penelope £769k
5. No Country For Old Men £712k
6. P.S I Love You £536k
7. Alvin & The Chipmunks £467k
8. St. Trinian's £335k
9. Underdog £330k
10. Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem £312k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter. Romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher.
JUNO
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young girl makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. Romantic comedy starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and J.K Simmons.
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS
A treasure hunter hopes to discover the truth behind Abraham Lincoln's assassination by finding 18 missing pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary. Action-adventure starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris and Harvey Keitel.
THE WATER HORSE
A lonely boy finds a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. Fantasy adventure starring Bruce Allpress, Eddie Campbell, Ben Chaplin, Peter Corrigan and Brian Cox.