As expected, Dreamworks Animation's Monsters vs Aliens, which also screens in 3D, repeated last week's U.S. opening as it stormed to the top of the UK box office with a mighty haul of £4,345,711. Meanwhile, Richard Curtis comedy ensembled The Boat That Rocked - starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh - debuted in second with just north of £1.8m.
The two new releases pushed the rest of the last weekend's chart down two places apiece, with home-grown movies The Young Victoria and Lesbian Vampire Killers falling out of contention for a spot in the top ten. Marley & Me's 4-week haul of £12,354,340 means that the canine comedy remains the highest grossing release in the top ten, while Clint Eastwood thriller Gran Torino continues to have legs six weeks after opening.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters vs. Aliens | £4,345,711 | 1 | £4,345,711 |
| 2 | The Boat That Rocked | £1,804,773 | 1 | £1,804,773 |
| 3 | Knowing | £968,664 | 2 | £4,262,145 |
| 4 | Marley & Me | £822,367 | 4 | £12,354,340 |
| 5 | The Haunting in Connecticut | £753,130 | 2 | £2,483,050 |
| 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | £579,900 | 3 | £3,685,922 |
| 7 | The Damned United | £320,524 | 2 | £1,373,177 |
| 8 | Duplicity | £261,849 | 3 | £2,441,895 |
| 9 | Gran Torino | £190,832 | 6 | £7,721,967 |
| 10 | Watchmen | £124,276 | 2 | £8,639,867 |
The big release this coming Easter Weekend, Fast & Furious, sees Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez return to the illegal street-racing franchise for a fourth instalment, but expect Monsters vs Aliens to cling on for pole-position. Also released is Dragonball Evolution, a live-action version of the Dragon Ball anime, along with François Truffaut's French classic The 400 Blows, which sees a limited reissue on Friday. Read a review right here.
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