Inevitably, Indiana Jones reigns supreme on both sides of the Atlantic, with a whopping $126 million in the US and a huge $12 million in the UK. With Indy's big release, there was very little competition, so the charts are relatively unchanged. However, the success of What Happens In Vegas is still staggering to me (it even edged Iron Man down to #3 from #1 in the UK). The viability of a rom-com as an alternative to Iron Man and Indy certainly bodes well for the national releases of Sex & The City in the UK and US...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull $126m
(1) 2. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian $28.6m
(2) 3. Iron Man $25.6m
(3) 4. What Happens In Vegas $11.2m
(4) 5. Speed Racer $5.21m
(6) 6. Baby Mama $4.21m
(5) 7. Made Of Honor $4.2m
(7) 8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall $2.2m
(8) 9. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay $1.2m
(10) 10. The Visitor $917k
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull £12.2m
(2) 2. What Happens In Vegas £921k
(1) 3. Iron Man £834k
(3) 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall £323k
(4) 5. Nim's Island £294k
(5) 6. Speed Racer £162k
(6) 7. Made Of Honor £120k
(7) 8. Doomsday £79k
(9) 9. Sukkar banat £70k
(10) 10. In Bruges £60k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
CHEMICAL WEDDING
A shy, stuttering professor brings infamous occultist Aleister Crowley back to life. Thriller starring Simon Callow, Kal Weber, Lucy Cudden & Jud Charlton. Co-written by Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson!
SEX & THE CITYBig screen continuation of the hit TV series about four female friends living in New York City. Comedy drama starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon & Chris Noth.
