Disney must be relieved that it managed to come to terms with leading UK cinema chains over the proposed boycott of their latest film, the 3D Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, which storms to the top of the chart with an opening weekend of £10.5m. Alice sets a new record for biggest 3D opening and also becomes the highest grossing film of 2010 so far. This caps a good week for the studio, with their animated offering The Princess and the Frog (down one to fifth) also breaking the £10m barrier midweek.
Unsurprisingly given the loss of most of its 3D screens, James Cameron's Avatar slips to second and fails to hit six figures, although its cumulative total of almost £89m will no doubt soften the blow. Meanwhile horror remake The Crazies remains in third with Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones slipping two spots to take fourth.
After a disappointing opening last week the Luc Besson produced From Paris With Love manages to climb two places to sixth, while Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief goes the other way and falls to seventh. Rom-coms Leap Year and Valentine's Day occupy eighth and ninth (with the latter having also crossed the £10m mark on Monday), with A Single Man propping up the chart in tenth.
The weekend's other new films (including Case 39, Ondine, Legion and Chloe) all failed to make an impact in the chart, and a wide release for Crazy Heart (featuring an Academy Award winning Jeff Bridges) wasn't enough to propel it into the top ten.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice in Wonderland | £10,555,220 | 1 | £10,555,220 |
| 2 | Avatar | £908,049 | 12 | £88,748,017 |
| 3 | The Crazies | £673,551 | 2 | £2,514,167 |
| 4 | The Lovely Bones | £661,595 | 3 | £5,183,763 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | £381,760 | 5 | £10,487,623 |
| 6 | From Paris With Love | £374,620 | 2 | £1,444,330 |
| 7 | Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief | £369,938 | 4 | £6,960,947 |
| 8 | Leap Year | £364,875 | 2 | £1,479,156 |
| 9 | Valentine's Day | £296,561 | 4 | £9,977,602 |
| 10 | A Single Man | £219,243 | 4 | £2,411,861 |
Incoming...
Leading the new releases this Friday is Martin Scorsese mystery Shutter Island (cert. 15) starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a U.S. Marshal on the hunt for an escaped mental patient. Director Paul Greengrass also reteams with Bourne lead Matt Damon for the war thriller Green Zone (cert. 15), while those looking for a little less action can turn to the rom-com She's Out of My League (cert. 15), Richard Gere canine drama Hachi: A Dog's Tale (cert. PG), or Swedish thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (cert. 18).
U.K. Box Office Archive
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