Watchmen jumps straight into the top spot on it’s opening weekend here in the U.K., gaining a healthy £3,243,001 across 419 screens. Watchmen knocked Slumdog Millionaire into second, with the Danny Boyle-directed Best Picture winner holding strong in it’s ninth week and pushing towards £30m in domestic receipts.
The week’s other notable new release, The Young Victoria, opened in fourth behind third-placed Clint Eastwood crime drama Gran Torino, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and New in Town both slipped out of the top ten.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watchmen | £3,243,001 | 1 | £3,243,001 |
| 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | £1,289,094 | 9 | £28,173,584 |
| 3 | Gran Torino | £1,216,106 | 3 | £4,253,980 |
| 4 | The Young Victoria | £1,016,053 | 1 | £1,016,053 |
| 5 | Bolt | £978,954 | 4 | £16,666,430 |
| 6 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | £977,441 | 3 | £6,845,514 |
| 7 | The Unborn | £749,898 | 2 | £2,677,249 |
| 8 | Hotel for Dogs | £569,802 | 4 | £6,184,031 |
| 9 | The International | £423,358 | 2 | £1,632,035 |
| 10 | He's Just Not That Into You | £317,588 | 5 | £9,021,872 |
This week’s upcoming releases:
Ayan
Bronson
Hush
Marley & Me
The Burning Plain
The Horseman
The Owen Wilson / Jennifer Aniston comedy Marley & Me will be hoping to repeat it’s box-office success across the pond, having collected over $140m in the U.S. It should challenge Watchmen for the top spot but advance screenings Wednesday and Thursday will cut into it's weekend gross.
Also, look for Bronson, the British biopic of notorious criminal Charles Bronson (not that Charles Bronson), to break into the top ten.
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