Rather unsurprisingly there was a new entry at number one this week, as Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams' big budget reboot of the Star Trek franchise warped to the top of the charts with an impressive opening weekend of £5,950,203, although this was just short of X-Men Origins: Wolverine's debut haul last weekend. Meanwhile the Hugh Jackman mutant prequel dropped a massive 67% in its second week, but has still managed to pull in over £12m despite slipping to third this week. Another new release - the animated adventure Coraline, from The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick - proved popular with audiences, grabbing just under £2.5m in receipts.
Hannah Montana: The Movie and Matthew McConaughey / Jennifer Garner rom-com Ghosts of Girlfriends Past round out the top five, followed by State of Play and 17 Again, which crosses the £10m barrier after five weeks on release. Dreamworks' 3D CGI feature Monsters vs Aliens has spent the most weeks in the top ten and remains the highest grossing film overall with £20,486,415, while I Love You, Man and Fast & Furious prop up the chart at the expense of In the Loop and The Uninvited.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek | £5,950,203 | 1 | £5,950,203 |
| 2 | Coraline | £2,427,244 | 1 | £2,427,244 |
| 3 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | £2,226,873 | 2 | £12,150,570 |
| 4 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | £1,303,759 | 2 | £4,781,168 |
| 5 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | £787,285 | 2 | £2,648,001 |
| 6 | State of Play | £585,848 | 3 | £4,593,463 |
| 7 | 17 Again | £289,071 | 5 | £10,843,947 |
| 8 | Monsters vs Aliens | £281,407 | 6 | £20,486,415 |
| 9 | I Love You, Man | £211,525 | 4 | £3,726,842 |
| 10 | Fast & Furious | £193,666 | 5 | £13,423,959 |
This Thursday sees the release of Angels & Demons, directed by Ron Howard and based upon the prequel to The Da Vinci Code by novelist Dan Brown. Tom Hanks returns alongside newcomer Ewan McGregor, but will the star power be enough to dethrone Star Trek in its second week of release?
Also out on Friday is Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Kenner, and actioner Fighting, featuring Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard.
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