Couples Up
In the US: Thirtysomething rom-com COUPLES RETREAT lands #1 with a decent $34m... and the documentary-style horror PARANORMAL ACTIVITY scares up some pre-Halloween jitters with just under $8m to take #4...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Couples Retreat $34.3m
(1) 2. Zombieland $14.8m
(2) 3. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs $11.5m
(-) 4. Paranormal Activity $7.9m
(3) 5. Toy Story $7.77m
(4) 6. Surrogates $4.27m
(5) 7. The Invention Of Lying $3.34m
(6) 8. Whip It $2.83m
(8) 9. Capitalism: A Love Story $2.63m
(7) 10. Fame $2.54m
In the UK: Pixar's tenth movie, UP, finally arrived in the UK and became 2009's bigegst animated opening (beating Ice Age 3) with a huge £6m to take #1... horror-comedy ZOMBIELAND had to settle for #2 with a commendable £1.2m... the Jennifer Aniston rom-com LOVE HAPPENS underperforms with £522k to take #5... and HALLOWEEN II refuses to scare up a British audience, in at #6...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Up £6.4m
(-) 2. Zombieland £1.2m
(2) 3. The Invention Of Lying £1.08m
(1) 4. Fame £906k
(-) 5. Love Happens £559k
(-) 6. Halloween II £522k
(4) 7. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs £359k
(5) 8. Surrogates £324k
(6) 9. District 9 £214k
(8) 10. (500) Days Of Summer £125k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
COUPLES RETREAT
Comedy. A comedy centred around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.
Director: Peter Billingsley Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Jean Reno & Peter Serafinowicz
Tomatometer: 12% (Rotten; based on 130 reviews) "Despite a talented cast and some reliably pleasant interplay between Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, Couples Retreat leaves viewers stranded in an arid, mirthless comedy."
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
Fantasy drama. A travelling theatre company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
Director: Terry Gilliam Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits & Verne Troyer
Tomatometer: 56% (Fresh; based on 41 reviews)
TRIANGLE
Horror. A group aboard a yacht run into trouble after a storm and board a passing ocean liner to safety. But one of the rescued can't shake the feeling she's been on the ship before...
Director: Christopher Smith Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Melissa George, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman & Henry Nixon
Tomatometer: 82% (Fresh; based on 22 reviews)
