Friday 24 July 2009

Box Office Charts: w/e 24 July 2009

Friday 24 July 2009

Harry Potter & The Huge Box Office

In the US: The sixth HARRY POTTER inevitably dominates the box-office, casting a spell over American audiences to take an impressive $77m and the #1 spot...

US TOP 10

(-) 1. Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince $77.8m
(2) 2. Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs $17.6m
(3) 3. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen $13.7m
(1) 4. Brüno $8.32m
(5) 5. The Proposal $8.29m
(6) 6. The Hangover $8.12m
(4) 7. Public Enemies $7.75m
(8) 8. Up $3.17m
(9) 9. My Sister's Keeper $2.83m
(7) 10. I Love You, Beth Cooper $2.77m


In the UK: HARRY POTTER likewise grabs #1 in the UK, with a record-breaking £19m haul... while the critically-adored sci-fi MOON (on limited release) debuts at #8 with $157k...

UK TOP 10

(-) 1. Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince £19.7m
(2) 2. Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs £2.8m
(1) 3. Brüno £2.3m
(4) 4. The Hangover £881k
(3) 5. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen £678k
(5) 6. Public Enemies £470k
(6) 7. My Sister's Keeper £378k
(-) 8. Moon £157k
(7) 9. Year One £53k
(8) 10. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian £49k

UK RELEASES THIS WEEK


ANTICHRIST

Horror drama. A couple grieving the death of their child retreat to an isolated cabin to repair their marriage, but things go from bad to worse...
Director: Lars Von Trier Starring: Willem Dafoe & Charlotte Gainsborough
Tomatometer: 55% (Fresh; based on 29 reviews)


THE PROPOSAL

Rom-com. A pushy boss forces her assistant into marriage to retain her Visa and stay in America to avoid deportation to Canada.
Director: Anne Fletcher Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Malin Akerman & Denis O'Hare.
Tomatometer: 44% (Rotten; based on 163 reviews) "Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal’s devotion to formula."