In the US: Will Ferrell's latest sports comedy Semi-Pro slam-dunks in at #1, while period drama The Other Boleyn Girl has to settle with #4 -- despite having Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson in corsets. Post-Oscar buzz helps No Country For Old Men re-enter the Top 10, but God knows why the same happened for Penelope! Bad news for Be (Un)Kind Rewind, which disappears from the chart in only its second week of release!
In the UK: British-made crime flick The Bank Job muscles out Semi-Pro to take #1, with Will Ferrell's comedy having to settle for #2. But neither film even breaks the £1m barrier, so it was a slow week. Uma Thurman's The Accidental Husband debuts at #4, but Diane Lane's internet-thriller Untraceable downloads to #8. Big drops this week for Rambo (down 6 places to #9) and National Treasure 2 (down 5 places to #10).US TOP 10
(-) 1. Semi-Pro $15.1m
(1) 2. Vantage Point $12.8m
(2) 3. The Spiderwick Chronicles $8.7m
(-) 4. The Other Boleyn Girl $8.2m
(3) 5. Jumper $7.57k
(4) 6. Step Up 2 The Streets $5.74k
(5) 7. Fool's Gold $4.42k
(R) 8. No Country For Old Men $4.11k
(R) 9. Penelope $3.8m
(6) 10. Definitely, Maybe $3.38m
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. The Bank Job £951k
(-) 2. Semi-Pro £774k
(1) 3. Jumper £758k
(-) 4. The Accidental Husband £703k
(4) 5. Juno £690k
(2) 6. Be Kind Rewind £682k
(7) 7. There Will Be Blood £604k
(-) 8. Untraceable £549k
(3) 9. Rambo £506k
(5) 10. National Treasure: Book Of Secrets £455k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
DIARY OF THE DEADA group of young student filmmakers making a horror movie find themselves caught in the middle of a real zombie outbreak. Horror directed by George Romero, starring Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts & Amy Ciupak Lalonde.
THE GAME PLANAn NFL quarterback enjoying life as a bachelor discovers he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick & Roselyn Sanchez.
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRLTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. Historical romance starring Eric Bana, Natalie Portman & Scarlett Johansson.
VANTAGE POINTThe attempted assassination of the President is retold from the perspectives of 5 different people. Thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox & Bruce McGill.
