In the US: Ben Stiller's war comedy "TROPIC THUNDER" is the movie that finally knocks The Dark Knight off the #1 spot, despite widespread protesting over the film's use of language... "STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" becomes the first theatrically-released Star Wars flop, with audience apathy over this CGI cartoon meaning it debuts at #3... Kiefer Sutherland's horror "MIRRORS" fails to scare up much business, in at #4... while Woody Allen's latest, "VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA" starring muse Scarlett Johansson, is a veritable turkey at #10 with a meagre $3 haul...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Tropic Thunder $25.8m
(1) 2. The Dark Knight $16.4m [review](-) 3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars $14.6m
(-) 4. Mirrors $11.2m
(2) 5. Pineapple Express $9.81m
(3) 6. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor $8.21m
(6) 7. Mamma Mia! $6.1m
(4) 8. The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 $5.79m
(5) 9. Step Brothers $4.81m
(-) 10. Vicky Christina Barcelona $3.76m
In the UK: We may have been distracted by The Mummy last week, but The Dark Knight returns to the top spot thanks to poor word-of-mouth for the Brendan Fraser flick... Adam Sandler comedy "YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN" does quite well to take #3... likewise "WILD CHILD", which still breaks the £1m barrier despite bad reviews... but only die-hard fans turn out for "STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS", with the CGI sci-fi flopping in at #6...
UK TOP 10
(2) 1. The Dark Knight £2.3m [review]
(3) 2. Mamma Mia! £2.2m
(-) 3. You Don't Mess With The Zohan £1.5m
(1) 4. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor £1.4m
(-) 5. Wild Child £1.1m
(-) 6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars £895k
(4) 7. WALL•E £783k
(9) 8. Space Chimps £230k
(8) 9. Kung Fu Panda £223k
(6) 10. Singh Is Kinng £178k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
Get Smart 
Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin & Terence Stamp
US Box Office: $128 million
Tomatomer: 52% (Fresh) "Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but in the end is a rather ordinary summer comedy..."
Somers Town Comedy-drama: Two teenage newcomers to London start an unlikely friendship over a hot summer.
Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Elisa Lasowski, Ireneusz Czop & Kate Dickie
