US TOP 10
(-) 1. Knowing $24.6m
(-) 2. I Love You, Man $17.8m
(-) 3. Duplicity $14m
(1) 4. Race To Witch Mountain $12.8m
(2) 5. Watchmen $6.8m
(3) 6. The Last House On The Left $5.78m
(4) 7. Taken $4.06m
(6) 8. Slumdog Millionaire $2.68m
(5) 9. Madea Goes To Jail $2.57m
(9) 10. Coraline $2.13m
In the UK: Marley & Me is still top dog at #1... PAUL BLART: MALL COP does surprisingly well to collar #1, considering star Kevin James is practically unknown on these shores... corporate espionage thriller DUPLICITY fails to break the £1m barrier at #3... and there's bad news for Horne & Corden, as their comedy-horror only lures £648k from British cinemagoers' pockets, to debut at #4...
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. Marley & Me £2.1m
(-) 2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop £1.2m
(-) 3. Duplicity £796k
(-) 4. Lesbian Vampire Killers £648k
(2) 5. Watchmen £594k
(3) 6. Gran Torino £484k
(4) 7. Slumdog Millionaire £416k
(5) 8. The Young Victoria £387k
(6) 9. Bolt £201k
(10) 10. Bronson £161k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
Knowing
Sci-fi mystery. A teacher opens a time capsule dug up at his son's school and discovers it contains accurate predictions of natural disasters...
Director: Alex Proyas Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rise Byrne, Chandler Canterbury & Lara Robinson
Tomatometer: 29% (Rotten; based on 123 reviews) "Knowing has some interesting ideas and a couple good scenes, but it's weighted down by its absurd plot and over-seriousness."
Traitor
Crime thriller. A straight-arrow FBI agent leads an investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy...
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff Starring: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough, Said Taghmaoui & Alyy Khan
Tomatometer: 58% (Fresh; based on 149 reviews) "Despite another reliable performance from Don Cheadle, Traitor suffers from too many cliches and an unfocused narrative."
Two Lovers
Romantic drama. A bachelor is torn between a family friend his parents want him to marry and his beautiful, volatile neighbour...
Director: James Gray Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Moni Moshonov & Isabelle Rossellini
Tomatometer: 84% (Fresh; based on 115 reviews) "Two Lovers is a complex, intriguing, richly-acted romantic drama"
