In the US: Kevin Smith scores a hit with his sex-comedy ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO, starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, which debuts at #2 -- but it can't dislodge the more wholesome High School Musical 3 from #1... Clint Eastwood's CHANGELING, starring Angelina Jolie as a woman who suspects a police conspiracy after her son is kidnapped, goes straight in at #4... and THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY flops in at #5 with $4m...US TOP 10
(1) 1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year $15.3m
(-) 2. Zack & Miri Make A Porno $10.1m
(2) 3. Saw V $9.74m
(-)4. Changeling $9.35m
(-) 5. The Haunting Of Molly Hartley $5.42m
(4) 6. Beverly Hills Chihuahua $4.86m
(6) 7. The Secret Life Of Bees $4.01m
(3) 8. Max Payne $3.69m
(8) 9. Eagle Eye $3.48m
(5) 10. Pride And Glory $3.36m
In the UK: £15 million! Yep, you read that right, Daniel Craig's second outing as James Bond puts QUANTUM OF SOLACE streets ahead of the pack, straight in at #1 with the UK's most profitable weekly take of 2008... Bollywood spoof flick GOLMAAL RETURNS makes an impressive entry at #7, but only with £197k... and HUNGER, the true-life story of Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sanders, scrapes into the top 10 at #10 with a meagre £136k.
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Quantum Of Solace £15m
(1) 2. High School Musical 3: Senior Year £2.7m
(2) 3. Saw V £953k
(4) 4. Ghost Town £786k
(3) 5. Burn After Reading £549k
(6) 6. Igor £347k
(-) 7. Golmaal Returns £192k
(5) 8. Eagle Eye £163k
(9) 9. Mamma Mia! £142k
(-) 10. Hunger £136k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
EASY VIRTUE 
Rom-com. A young Englishman married a glamorous American, who blows his parents' stuffiness away.
Director: Stephan Elliott Starring: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall & Kimberley Nixon
Tomatometer: 53% (Fresh; based on 17 reviews)
PRIDE AND GLORY 
Crime drama. A multi-general NYC family of cops have their moral codes tested when one of them investigates police corruption involving his brother.
Director: Gavin O'Connor Starring: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight & Noah Emmerich
US Box Office: $12 million
Tomatometer: 35% (Rotten; based on 133 reviews) "Formulaic in its plotting and clichéd in its dialogue, Pride And Glory does little to distinguish itself from other police procedurals."
SCAR 3D 
Horror. A woman returns to her hometown for her niece's graduation, only to be confronted by the serial-killer she thought she'd vanquished years before. 3-D presentation where available.
Director: Jed Weintrob Starring: Angela Bettis, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Devon Graye, Ben Cotton, Christopher Titus, Brittney Wilson & Brandon Jay McLaren
Tomatometer: 0% (Rotten; based on 12 reviews) "A nasty, witless and unoriginal entry into the torture porn canon with hopeless acting and a waste of modern 3D technology."
W. Biopic. George W. Bush's life is profiled, as he rises from troubled member of the Bush dynasty to President of the USA like his father.
Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, Colin Hanks, Ioan Gruffudd & Thandie Newton
US Box Office: $22 million
Tomatometer: 57% (Fresh; based on 170 reviews) "A surprisingly sympathetic portrayal of the 43rd American president, W. is fascinating in spots, but merely rudimentary as a whole."
