In the US: 21, the true-life gambling hustle movie, does well to hang on at #1... family adventure Nim's Island (about a girl living on an isolated island with her family) debuts at #2... George Clooney sports movie Leatherheads disappoints at #3... and horror film The Ruins -- about teens releasing evil (what else?) during a holiday in Mexico -- bows in at #5...
In the UK: Son Of Rambow debuts at #2, kept off the top-spot by rom-com 27 Dresses... dumb martial arts flick Never Back Down woos a sizeable audience, to take #4... horrors Awake and One Missed Call both do very poorly, in at #7 and #8 respectively... but both fare better than Funny Games, which doesn't even make the top 10...US TOP 10
(1) 1. 21 $15.3m
(-) 2. Nim's Island $13.2m
(-) 3. Leatherheads $12.7m
(2) 4. Horton Hears A Who! $9.12m
(-) 5. The Ruins $8m
(3) 6. Superhero Movie $5.42m
(4) 7. Meet The Browns $3.42m
(5) 8. Drillbit Taylor $3.41m
(6) 9. Shutter $2.83m
(7) 10. 10,000 B.C $2.8m
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. 27 Dresses £1.02m
(-) 2. Son Of Rambow £897k
(2) 3. Step Up 2 The Streets £884k
(-) 4. Never Back Down £845k
(3) 5. The Spiderwick Chronicles £826k
(4) 6. Horton Hears A Who! £561k
(-) 7. Awake £546k
(-) 8. One Missed Call £432k
(5) 9. Drillbit Taylor £408k
(8) 10. Vantage Point £192k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
21A group of MIT students train to become experts in card counting and scam casinos. True-life drama starring Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth & Kevin Spacey.
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL
A fading Hollywood star reflects on his career as he attends his best friend's funeral. Drama starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Williams & Keeley Hawes.
LEATHERHEADSThe owner of a professional American football team in the 1940s recruits a college sensation who falls in love with his fiance. Romantic comedy starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski & Jonathan Pryce.
[REC]
A zombie outbreak is caught on home-video camera. Spanish-language horror.
STRANGE WILDERNESSWhen ratings drop for a wildlife TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot. Comedy starring Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill, Allen Covert, Kevin Heffernan & Ashley Scott.
