In the US: It was a very poor week at the movies in the States, with every film in the top 10 doing less than $10m of business! Nicolas Cage's latest, "Bangkok Dangerous", stole #1 away from Tropic Thunder in its opening week, as the week's only new release.US TOP 10
(-) 1. Bangkok Dangerous $7.78m
(1) 2. Tropic Thunder $7.23m
(3) 3. The Dark Knight $5.52m [review]
(4) 4. The House Bunny $5.51m
(5) 5. Traitor $4.27m
(2) 6. Babylon A.D $4.18m
(6) 7. Death Race $3.71m
(7) 8. Disaster Movie $3.03m
(8) 9. Mamma Mia! $2.86m
(9) 10. Pineapple Express $2.26m
In the UK: Guy Ritchie's "comeback" movie "RocknRolla" goes straight in at #1... Keira Knightley's latest costume drama "The Duchess" does well to debut at #3... "Disaster Movie" doesn't break the £1m barrier, but still manages a fairly respectable #5 (what happened there, people?!)... and as "Bangkok Dangerous" debuts at #1 in the States, it totally flops in the UK at #10!
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. RocknRolla £1.5m
(2) 2. Mamma Mia! £1.43m
(-) 3. The Duchess £1.4m
(1) 4. Step Brothers £1.1m
(-) 5. Disaster Movie £925k
(3) 6. The Strangers £746k
(5) 7. The Dark Knight £586k [review]
(4) 8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army £507k
(6) 9. Get Smart £350k
(-) 10. Bangkok Dangerous £307k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
"The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas" 
Drama. An eight-year-old boy, whose father is the commandant of a WWII concentration camp, befriends a young Jewish boy.
Director: Mark Herman Starring: David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield & Amber Beattie.
Tomatometer: 82% (Fresh; based on 17 reviews) "A touching and haunting family film that deals with the Holocaust in an arresting and unusual manner, and packs a brutal final punch of a twist."
"Eden Lake" 
Horror. A young couple on a romantic break are terrorized by a gang of youths.
Director: James Watkins Starring: Kelly Reilly, Bronson Webb, Thomas Turgoose & James Burrow.
Tomatometer: 75% (Fresh; based on 16 reviews) "A brutal and effective British hoodie-horror that, despite the clichés, stays on the right side of scary."
"Partition"Director: Vic Sarin Starring: Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk & Neve Campbell
Tomatometer: 33% (Rotten; based on 18 reviews)
"Pineapple Express" 
Comedy. A stoner and his dealer go on the run from the police after one of them witnesses a cop commit murder.
Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Gary Cole, Kevin Corrigan & Ed Begley Jr.
US Box Office: $84 million
Tomatometer: 68% (Fresh; based on 179 reviews) "Both funny and scatter shot, this loose-knit action/buddy/stoner comedy bridges genres and keeps a steady tempo of low ball laughs."
"The Women" Comedy drama. A wealthy new Yorker dumps her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a posh resort.
Director: Diane English Starring: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Candice Bergen & Debi Mazar.
Tomatometer: 10% (Rotten; based on 61 reviews) "The Women is a toothless remake of the 1939 classic, lacking the charm, wit and compelling protagonists of the original."
