In the US: As expected, eagerly-awaited Batman sequel The Dark Knight proves unstoppable, storming to #1 with a record-breaking $66.4m in its opening day and a huge $158m in its first week... the "girly" alternative to Batman was ABBA-inspired musical Mamma Mia!, which earned a decent $27m to take #1... Hellboy II takes a notable tumble 4 places from #1... but simian CGI adventure Space Chimps is the week's big flop, taking a paltry $7m...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. The Dark Knight $158m
(-) 2. Mamma Mia! $27.8m
(2) 3. Hancock $14m
(3) 4. Journey To The Center Of The Earth $12.3m
(1) 5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army $10.1m
(4) 6. WALL•E $10.1m
(-) 7. Space Chimps $7.18m
(5) 8. Wanted $5.07m
(6) 9. Get Smart $4.13m
(8) 10. Kung Fu Panda $1.86m
In the UK: Audiences are flocking to summery feel-good musical Mamma Mia!, which stays at #1 for asecond week, fending off stiff competition from Pixar's WALL•E, with the little robot having to settle for #2... Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy Meet Dave echoes its US poor showing, failing to break the £1m barrier and touching down at #5... while Brit flick Donkey Punch doesn't find much of an audience, despite half-decent promotion by star Jaime Winstone...
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. Mamma Mia! £4.5m
(-) 2. WALL•E £4.2m
(2) 3. Hancock £2m
(3) 4. Kung Fu Panda £1.5m
(-) 5. Meet Dave £681k
(4) 6. Journey To The Center Of The Earth £581k
(5) 7. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian £463k
(7) 8. Wanted £425k
(6) 9. The Forbidden Kingdom £190k
(-) 10. Donkey Punch £144k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
ANGUS, THONGS & PERFECT SNOGGINGA 14-year-old girl keeps a diary about her teenage experiences. Teen comedy-drama starring Georgia Groome, Eleanor Tomlinson, Aaron Johnson & Alan Davies.
BABY MAMAA successful, single businesswoman discovers she's infertile and hires a working class woman to be her surrogate. Comedy starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shephard, Sigourney Weaver & Steve Martin.
THE DARK KNIGHTBatman joins forces with Gotham City's new District Attorney Harvey Dent, to stop a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker. Comic-book sequel starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Gary Oldman.
