Double hangover
In the US: Comedy The Hangover retains the #1 spot, and the week's big release, a remake of THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3, underperforms to only take #3 with $23m... but the good news is that Eddie Murphy's latest comedy crime, IMAGINE THAT, flops in at #6 with a meager $5m...
US TOP 10
(1) 1. The Hangover $32.8m
(2) 2. Up $30.8m
(-) 3. The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 $23.4m
(4) 4. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian $9.62m
(3) 5. Land Of The Lost $8.99m
(-) 6. Imagine That $5.5m
(5) 7. Star Trek $5.45m
(6) 8. Terminator Salvation $4.79m
(8) 9. Angels & Demons $4.11m
(7) 10. Drag Me To Hell $3.93m
In the UK: THE HANGOVER replicates its US success on these shores, comfortably taking #1 with £3m... the remake of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT is a surprise turkey, taking only £392k and the #7 spot... while Mike Leigh comedy LOOKING FOR ERIC, starring Eric Cantona, takes #8...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. The Hangover £3.1m
(1) 2. Terminator Salvation £1.9m
(2) 3. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian £1.08m
(3) 4. Drag Me To Hell $534k
(4) 5. Angels & Demons £514k
(5) 6. Star Trek £405k
(-) 7. The Last House On The Left £392k
(-) 8. Looking For Eric £366k
(6) 9. Last Chance Harvey £263k
(7) 10. Coraline £161k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Action. Evil shape-shifting robots conspire to kidnap a young boy who has information about the origin of their species...
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Rainn Wilson & Isabel Lucas
Tomatometer: 38% (Rotten; based on 34 reviews)
