The Terminator gets a hangover
In the US: The first big non-sequel hit of the summer is THE HANGOVER, even more remarkable because it has no real stars in the cast, straight in at #1 with a decent $45m... beating Will Ferrel's effects-packed LAND OF THE LOST, which becomes the first flop of the summer, debuting at #3 with an underperforming $18m... while MY LIFE IN RUINS, a comedy starring Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek wedding fame, claws a frankly awful $3m to take #9...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. The Hangover $45m
(1) 2. Up $44.1m
(-) 3. Land Of The Lost $18.8m
(2) 4. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian $14.6m
(5) 5. Star Trek $8.31m
(3) 6. Terminator Salvation $8.25m
(4) 7. Drag Me To Hell $7.04m
(6) 8. Angels & Demons $6.55m
(-) 9. My Life In Ruins $3.22m
(7) 10. Dance Flick $1.96m
In the UK: Despite its underperformance and negative reviews in the US, TERMINATOR SALVATION somehow grabs Brit interest, storming to #1 with the year's best debut at just shy of $7m... and Dustin Hoffman's rom-com LAST CHANCE HARVEY may have only made £640k to take #6, but that's respectable considering it was released against T4 and had practically no marketing attached. I guess we just love The Hoffman?
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Terminator Salvation £6.9m
(1) 2. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian £2.4m
(2) 3. Drag Me To Hell £1.2m
(3) 4. Angels & Demons £1.07m
(4) 5. Star Trek £853k
(-) 6. Last Chance Harvey £640k
(6) 7. Coraline £370k
(7) 8. Hannah Montana: The Movie £257k
(5) 9. 12 Rounds £146k
(8) 10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine £132k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
DOGHOUSE
Horror. A group of men find themselves trapped in a remote village populated by man-hating cannibal women.
Director: Jake West Starring: Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, Noel Clarke, Christina Cole, Lee Ingleby & Terry Stone
Tomatometer: 50% (Fresh; based on 12 reviews) "An amateurish, unfunny and unscary British horror-comedy that could be accused of misogyny."
THE HANGOVER
Comedy. Three groomsmen lose their engaged best-friend on the eve of his wedding after a drunken bachelor party in Las Vegas, and retrace their steps to find him...
Director: Todd Phillips Starring: Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor & Sasha Barrese
Tomatometer: 78% (Fresh; based on 167 reviews) "With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw."
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
Horror thriller. After brutally assaulting two women, a gang find refuge in the home belonging to one of their victims, who decide to take revenge...
Director: Dennis Iliadis Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Joshua Cox, Riki Lindhome, Aaronn Paul, Monica Potter & Sara Paxton
Tomatometer: 41% (Rotten; based on 120 reviews) "Excessive and gory, this remake lacks the intellectual punch of the 1972 original."
