In the US: Ecologically-themed sci-fi remake THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL reigns supreme at the box-office with a healthy $30m, despite bad reviews, but that figure is likely to drop off sharply thanks to word-of-mouth... NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS, a comedy drama about a Puerto Rican family having Christmas together, limps in with a poor $3m first week...US TOP 10
(-) 1. The Day The Earth Stood Still $30.5m
(1) 2. Four Christmases $13.1m
(2) 3. Twilight $7.95m
(3) 4. Bolt $7.46m
(4) 5. Australia $4.17m
(5) 6. Quantum Of Solace $3.72m
(-) 7. Nothing Like The Holidays $3.53m
(6) 8. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $3.18m
(R) 9. Milk $2.6m
(7) 10. Transporter 3 $2.35m
In the UK: Echoing its US success, Keanu Reeves' sci-fi remake THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is a new #1, but only just managed to nudge out CGI animation Madagascar 2... fantasy adventure INKHEART debuts at #4 ahead of its American release, which isn't bad considering the lack of advertising (beyond Brendan Fraser appearing on Graham Norton and Paul O'Grady)... and Bollywood romance RAB NE BANA DI JODI does extremely well to nab #5, although every film below #3 fails to break the £1m barrier this week...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. The Day The Earth Stood Still £2.7m
(1) 2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa £2.4m
(2) 3. Four Christmases £1.1m
(-) 4. Inkheart £700k
(-) 5. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi £403k
(3) 6. Transporter 3 £400k
(4) 7. Changeling £385k
(5) 8. Quantum Of Solace £328k
(6) 9. Body Of Lies £90k
(7) 10. Lakeview Terrace £74k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
Stone Of DestinyAdventure. True story about a Scottish nationalist who stole the Stone Of Scone from England in the 1950s, returning the artefact to Scotland.
Director: Charles Martin Smith Starring: Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Robert Carlyle & Billy Boyd.
Tomatometer: 30% (Rotten; based on 10 reviews)
The Tale Of Despereaux 
Animated adventure. Three heroes -- a misfit mouse, an unhappy rat, and a bumbling waitress – are entwined in an adventure involving a castle's princess.
Directors: Sam Fell & Robert Stevenhagen Voices: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Ciaran Hinds, Robbie Coltrane & Tony Hale
Twilight 
Fantasy drama. A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed & Jackson Rathbone
US Box Office: $123 million
Tomatometer: 44% (Rotten; based on 150 reviews) "Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated."
