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In the US: There was some trepidation around X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE from 20th Century Fox, owing to the fact a near-identical copy had leaked on the internet a few weeks before its release. But, against expectation, the X-Men spin-off had a very impresive $85.1m opening, to comfortably take #1. Would it have done even better without the leak, though? Trailing far behind is Matthew McConaughey/Jennifer Garner rom-com GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, in at #1...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85.1m
(-) 2. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past $15.4m
(1)3. Obsessed $12.1m
(2) 4. 17 Again $6.36m
(6) 5. Monsters vs Aliens $5.8m
(4) 6. The Soloist $5.65m
(5) 7. Earth $4.34m
(8) 8. Hannah Montana: The Movie $4.16m
(3) 9. Fighting $4.01m
(7) 10. State Of Play $3.72m
In the UK: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE echoes its US success here in the UK, with a healthy $6.5m box-office to take #1... HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE does very well, too, sliding into #2 with £2m... but there's less love for GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, which doesn't break £1m, but takes #4...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine £6.5m
(-) 2. Hannah Montana: The Movie £2.03m
(1) 3. State Of Play £981k
(-) 4. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past £976k
(4) 5. 17 Again £534k
(2) 6. Monsters vs Aliens £529k
(3) 7. Fast & Furious £455k
(5) 8. I Love You, Man £358k
(6) 9. In The Loop £214k
(7) 10. The Uninvited £172k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
CHERI
Romantic drama. In '20s Paris, the son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with an older woman.
Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend & Kathy Bates
Tomatometer: 64% (Fresh; based on 22 reviews)
CORALINE
Animated fantasy. A young girl travels to an alternate universe that appears, at first glance, to be an idealized version of her own life.
Director: Henry Selick Voices: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith David, John Hodgman & Ian McShane
Tomatometer: 88% (Fresh; based on 186 reviews) "With its vivid stop-motion animation combined with Neil Gaiman's imaginative story, Coraline is a film that's both visually stunning and wondrously entertaining."
STAR TREK
Sci-Fi Action-Adventure. The young crew of the USS Enterprise try to prevent a rogue, time-travelling Romulan...
Director: JJ Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Winona Ryder & Leonard Nimoy
Tomatometer: 96% (Fresh; based on 184 reviews) "Star Trek reignites a classic franchise with action, humour, a strong story, and brilliant visuals, and will please traditional Trekkies and new fans alike."
