In the US: Despite terrible reviews, Vin Diesel's sci-fi movie "BABYLON A.D" makes it to #2, mainly because of a successful opening Friday... thriller "TRAITOR" with Guy Pearce and Don Cheadle disappoints to debut mid-chart with $10m... and audiences are finally realizing the spoof comedies from Friedberg & Seltzer are toxic crap, with "DISASTER MOVIE" belly-flopping in at #7...
US TOP 10
(1) 1. Tropic Thunder $14.6m
(-) 2. Babylon A.D $11.5m
(4) 3. The Dark Knight $11.1m [review]
(2) 4. The House Bunny $10.2m
(-) 5. Traitor $10m
(3) 6. Death Race $7.89m
(-) 7. Disaster Movie $6.95m
(8) 8. Mamma Mia! $5.42m
(6) 9. Pineapple Express $4.45m
(5) 10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars $3.76m
In the UK: Comedy fans help Will Ferrell's latest "STEP BROTHERS" grab the top spot... as horror "THE STRANGERS" scares up business to take #3... but there's not much love for Vin Diesel here in Blighty, as the poorly-reviewed "BABYLON A.D" scrapes £536k to debut at #7...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Step Brothers £1.6m
(2) 2. Mamma Mia! £1.5m
(-) 3. The Strangers £1.2m
(1) 4. Hellboy II: The Golden Army £1.02m
(4) 5. The Dark Knight £908k [review]
(3) 6. Get Smart £710k
(-) 7. Babylon A.D £536k
(5) 8. You Don't Mess With The Zohan £420k
(7) 9. Wild Child £389k
(8) 10. WALL•E £360k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
"Bangkok Dangerous" 
Crime action. A hitman, in Bangkok to pull off some jobs, falls in love with a local woman.
Directors: Oxide Pang Chun & Danny Pang Starring: Nicolas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm & Panward Hemmanee
Tomatometer: 9% (Rotten, based on 22 reviews) "When Nic Cage’s hair is the talking point of reviews, you know the movie is a stinker. This violent and flashy action remake misses the point of the original. You should miss in the cinema."
"Disaster Movie" 
Spoof comedy. A group of young adults encounter various natural disasters and catastrophes.
Directors: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer Starring: Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillom, Nicole Parker & Crista Flanagan.
US Box Office: $7.4 million
Tomatometer: 0% (Rotten, based on 46 reviews) "Returning to their seemingly bottomless well of flatulence humor, racial stereotypes, and stale pop culture gags, Friedberg and Seltzer have produced what is arguably their worst Movie yet."
"The Duchess" Period drama. The life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, famed for her extravagant political and private life.
Director: Saul Dibb Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell & Dominic Cooper.
Tomatometer: 65% (Fresh, based on 20 reviews) "Keira Knightley squeezes into a corset again, and pulls off another worthy performance in this sumptuous and emotional period drama, that serves parallels to the Duchesses descendent Princess Diana."
"RocknRolla" 
Crime action. A real-estate scam puts millions up for grabs, attracting the attention of London's tough guys and underworld mobsters, all hoping to get rich quick.
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Gerard Butler, Gemma Arterton, Thandie Newton, Idris Elba, Matt King, Ludacris & Jeremy Piven.
Tomatometer: 63% (Fresh, based on 19 reviews) "Mixed reviews for Guy Ritchie's return to his London-based cockney wide-boy gangster movie roots, but most agree, its a step in the right direction following two major turkeys."
