Friday 19 September 2008

Box Office Charts: w/e 19 September 2008

Friday 19 September 2008
The box office top 10's from the US and UK, along with this weekend's new releases in the UK...

US TOP 10


(-) 1. Burn After Reading $19.1m
(-) 2. The Family That Preys $17.4m
(-) 3. Righteous Kill $16.3m
(-) 4. The Women $10.1m
(2) 5. Tropic Thunder $4.18m
(4) 6. The House Bunny $4.15m
(3) 7. The Dark Knight $4.13m [review]
(1) 8. Bangkok Dangerous $2.59m
(5) 9. Traitor $2.12m
(7) 10. Death Race $2.06m

UK TOP 10

(-) 1. Pineapple Express £1.3m
(2) 2. Mamma Mia! £1.05m
(1) 3. RocknRolla £910k
(-) 4. The Women £865k
(3) 5. The Duchess £844k
(4) 6. Step Brothers £625k
(5) 7. Disaster Movie £589k
(-) 8. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas £513k
(6) 9. The Strangers £407k
(7) 10. The Dark Knight £355k [review]


UK RELEASES THIS WEEK

"Live!"

Comedy-drama. A TV executive struggles to produce a reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.
Director: Bill Guttentag Starring: Eva Mendes, David Krumholtz, Eric Lively, Kate Cassidy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rob Brown, Jay Hernandez & Monet Mazur

"Then She Found Me"

Rom-com. A New York teacher has a midlife crisis when her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother walks into her life.
Director: Helen Hunt Starring: Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Miller, Matthew Broderick, Lynn Cohen & Ben Shenkman
US Box Office: $3.7 million
Tomatometer: 51% (Fresh; based on 105 reviews) "A threadbare story anchored by strong performances, Then She Found Me is a mostly successful directorial debut by Helen Hunt."

"Tropic Thunder"

Action comedy. A group of pretentious actors starring in a war movie become embroiled in a real conflict, but fail to realize.
Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert Downy Jr, Jack Black, Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson & Tom Cruise
US Box Office: $103 million
Tomatometer: 83% (Fresh; based on 195 reviews) "With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late Summer comedy."

"Zombie Strippers!"

Horror-comedy. In the near-future, the government accidentally release a virus that reanimates the dead of a local strip club.
Director: Jay Lee Starring: Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint, Joey Medina & Shamron Moore
Tomatometer: 40% (Rotten; based on 58 reviews) "Though intentionally campy, Zombie Strippers suffers from poor execution, and never rises above its silly premise."