Up At The Museum
In the US: Pixar's latest CGI movie UP flies to #1 with a mighty $68m... leaving its competitor, Sam Raimi's positively-reviewed DRAG ME TO HELL, far behind at #4 with a slightly disappointing $15m...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Up $68.1m
(1) 2. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian $23.4m
(2) 3. Terminator Salvation $16.4m
(-) 4. Drag Me To Hell $15.8m
(3) 5. Star Trek $12.6m
(4) 6. Angels & Demons $11.4m
(5) 7. Dance Flick $4.74m
(6) 8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $3.87m
(7) 9. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past $1.91m
(8) 10. Obsessed $657k
In the UK: Sam Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL likewise fails to nab #1, settling for #2 with a million less than Night At The Museum 2... 12 ROUNDS debuts at #4 with £236k... the Ali Larter/Beyonce catfight of OBSESSED is a huuuge flop at #9 with a meagre £154k... and the JONAS BROTHERS' 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE only takes £117 to scrape into the top 10 at #10...
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian £2.05m
(-) 2. Drag Me To Hell £1.9m
(2) 3. Angels & Demons £866k
(3) 4. Star Trek £326k
(-) 5. 12 Rounds £326k
(5) 6. Coraline £281k
(6) 7. Hannah Montana: The Movie £252k
(4) 8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine £
(-) 9. Obsessed £154k
(-) 10. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience £117k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
LAST CHANCE HARVEY
Romantic drama. A depressed man's spirits are lifted while in London to attend his daughter's wedding.
Director: Joel Hopkins Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkns, Kathy Baker, Liane Balaban & James Brolin
Tomatometer: 69% (Fresh; based on 137 reviews) "Last Chance Harvey is an above-average story that graduates to potent romantic drama based on the chemistry and charm of its top-notch performers."
SUGAR
Sports drama. A Dominican baseball star is recruited to play in the US minor leagues.
Directors: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Starring: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Ann Whitney, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli & Michael Gaston
Tomatometer: 92% (Fresh; based on 93 reviews) "Sugar is an exceptionally-crafted film -- part sports flick, part immigrant tale -- with touching and poignant drama highlighted by splendid performances."
TERMINATOR SALVATION
Sci-Fi Action. In a post-apocalyptic future where humans battle for survival against sentient machines, their would-be leader fights to stop them creating an advanced model.
Director: McG Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anton Yelchin, Common & Helena Bonham Carter
Tomatometer: 33% (Rotten; based on 223 reviews) " With storytelling as robotic as the film's iconic villains, Terminator Salvation offers plenty of great effects but lacks the heart of the original films."
