Angels & Demons & Box Office Success
In the US: Tom Hanks' starpower propels the badly-reviewed ANGELS & DEMONS to a very healthy $46.m and the #1 spot, narrowly beating Star Trek (which does incredibly well in its second week, thanks to excellent word-of-mouth)...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Angels & Demons $46.2m
(1) 2. Star Trek $43m
(2) 3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $14.7m
(3) 4. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past $6.65m
(4) 5. Obsessed $4.59m
(5) 6. 17 Again $3.37m
(8) 7. Monsters vs Aliens $3.18m
(7) 8. The Soloist $2.4m
(6) 9. Next Day Air $2.24m
(9) 10. Earth $1.7m
In the UK: It's a similar story here in the UK, as The Da Vinci Code sequel ANGELS & DEMONS debuts to an astonishing £6m to easily grab #1, doing twice the business of Star Trek at #2... and Channing Tatum's FIGHTING proves to be something of a flop, in at #6 with just shy of the £1m barrier...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Angels & Demons £6.05m
(1) 2. Star Trek £3.4m
(2) 3. Coraline £1.3m
(3) 4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine £1.2m
(4) 5. Hannah Montana: The Movie £1m
(-) 6. Fighting £991k
(5) 7. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past £478k
(6) 8. State Of Play £281k
(8) 9. Monsters vs Aliens £255k
(7) 10. 17 Again £138k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
Family adventure. A Washington D.C museum's exhibits come to life and an Egyptian pharaoh plans to raise a powerful army.
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan, Amy Adams & Christopher Guest
Tomatometer: 47% (Rotten; based on 86 reviews) "Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian is busy enough to keep the kids interested but the slapstick goes overboard and the special effects (however well executed) throw the production into mania."
TORMENTED
Horror. A bullied teenager comes back from the dead to get revenge on his classmates.
Director: Jon Wright Starring: Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Dimitri Leonidas, Calvin Dean, Tuppence Middleton & Georgia King.
Tomatometer: 74% (Fresh; based on 19 reviews)
