Up Where The Wild Things Are
In the US: Spike Jonze's children's adaptation WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE makes a decent debut with $32m to nab #1, but it'll be interesting to see where it ends up next week (as many people have complained it's not quite the kid-friendly film it's being sold as)... Death Wish is essentially remade (yes, again) with Gerard Butler in LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, which underperforms with $21m to take #2... and the remake of horror THE STEPFATHER is the week's flop, making just $11m to debut at #5...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Where The Wild Things Are $32.7m
(-) 2. Law Abiding Citizen $21m
(4) 3. Paranormal Activity $19.6m
(1) 4. Couples Retreat $17.2m
(-) 5. The Stepfather $11.6m
(3) 6. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs $8.02m
(2) 7. Zombieland $7.62m
(5) 8. Toy Story $3.02m
(6) 9. Surrogates $1.92m
(7) 10. The Invention Of Lying $1.91m
In the UK: Up retains the top-spot, keeping COUPLES RETREAT at bay in the #2 position with £1.8m... Terry Gilliam's THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS does okay, but it didn't quite fire audience imaginations, settling for #3 with £905,000... thriller TRIANGLE doesn't do well, in at #7 with just £206,000... and
UK TOP 10
(1) 1. Up £5.1m
(-) 2. Couples Retreat £1.8m
(-) 3. The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus £905k
(3) 4. The Invention Of Lying £589k
(2) 5. Zombieland £576k
(4) 6. Fame £455k
(-) 7. Triangle £260k
(6) 8. Halloween II £237k
(5) 9. Love Happens £217k
(-) 10. Blue £215k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT
Fantasy comedy adventure. A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
Director: Paul Weitz Starring: John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson, Ray Stevenson, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek & Ken Watanabe
Tomatometer: 36% (Rotten; based on 76 reviews) "This overstuffed, scattershot vampire flick suffers from poor characterization and an unwieldy mix of scares and chuckles."
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Animated comedy adventure. Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
Director: Wes Anderson Voices: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Adrien Bridy, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Michael Gambon, Brian Cox, Anjelica Huston & Helen McCrory
Tomatometer: 90% (Fresh; based on 30 reviews)
THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD
Comedy. Used-car liquidator Don Ready is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.
Director: Neal Brennan Starring: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong & Tony Hale
Tomatometer: 26% (Rotten; based on 88 reviews) "Despite the talent in front of and behind the camera, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard largely misfires, proving a squandered opportunity for all involved."
SAW VI
Horror. Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy...
Director: Kevin Greutert Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith & Peter Outerbridge.
Tomatometer: 22% (Rotten; based on 9 reviews)
