In the US: The big news is how "The Dark Knight" narrowly held off Seth Rogen's stoner comedy "Pineapple Express", to keep the #1 spot for another week. Batman has now made $451m in the US and $715m in total, making it the third most successful US movie of all time, behind Titanic and Star Wars. The other new release, drama sequel "Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2", has to make do with #4.
US TOP 10
(1) 1. The Dark Knight $26.1m [review]
(-) 2. Pineapple Express $23.2m
(2) 3. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor $16.5m
(-) 4. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 $10.7m
(3) 5. Step Brothers $9.13m
(4) 6. Mamma Mia! $8.21m
(5) 7. Journey To The Centre Of The Earth $4.87m
(7) 8. Hancock $3.32m
(8) 9. WALL•E $3.14m
(6) 10. Swing Vote $3.13m
In the UK: The third "Mummy" dethrones Batman in the UK, but it's still taken over £34m at the British box-office. Dance drama "Make It Happen" (not yet released in the US) goes in at #5, which isn’t too shabby considering the lack of advertising. Bollywood movies often creep into the bottom of the UK chart, but "Singh Is Kinng" (about a Punjabi villager becoming king of the Australian underworld!) makes a confident debut mid-chart at #6 –- doing more business than Kung Fu Panda and X Files. Speaking of which, X Files drops to #10, having taken a poor £1.1 in just 2 weeks of release. Don't hold your breath for X Files 3, unless it's straight-to-DVD...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor £4.4m
(1) 2. The Dark Knight £4.09m [review]
(2) 3. Mamma Mia! £2.8m
(3) 4. WALL•E £1.4m
(-) 5. Make It Happen £505k
(-) 6. Singh Is Kinng £493k
(5) 7. Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging £453k
(6) 8. Kung Fu Panda £419k
(7) 9. Space Chimps £404k
(4) 10. The X Files: I Want To Believe £343k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (opens 20 Aug) 
Comic-book adventure. The mythical world starts a rebellion against mankind, so Hellboy and his team are required to save the world.
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss & Jeffrey Tambor.
US Box Office: $73 million
Tomatometer: 87% (Fresh)
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day 
Rom-com. A middle-aged London governess is dismissed from her job and is catapulted into the glamorous world of an American actress and singer.
Starring: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Christina Cole, Shirley Henderson & Ciarán Hinds.
US Box Office: $12 million
Tomatometer: 77% (Fresh)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animated action-adventure. As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker struggle to maintain order.
Voices: Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee & Anthony Daniels
Tomatometer: 23% (Rotten)
Wild Child Romantic drama. A rebellious Malibu girl is sent to a strict English boarding school by her father.
Starring: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson & Aidan Quinn
Tomatometer: 17% (Rotten)
You Don't Mess With The Zohan Comedy. An Israeli Special Forces soldier fakes his death so he can fulfil his lifelong dream to become a New York hairdresser.
Starring: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui & Rob Schneider.
US Box Office: $99 million
Tomatometer: 34% (Rotten)
