There was little surprise this weekend as X-Men Origins: Wolverine clawed its way to the top of the U.K. box office charts with an uncanny £6,658,979, while Miley Cyrus' big screen adaptation Hannah Montana: The Movie opened a distant second despite a healthy £2m haul. It seems that audiences weren't too distracted by the much publicised internet leak and negative buzz surrounding the X-Men prequel, which also debuted at number one in the U.S. with over $85m in receipts, and should convince Fox that there is plenty of life left in the franchise.
Last week's number one State of Play slipped down into third place ahead of the Matthew McConaughey - Jennifer Garner rom-com Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which was another new entry in fourth. Zac Efron comedy 17 Again crossed the £10m barrier after four weeks on release, while Dreamworks' animated smash Monsters vs Aliens remains the highest grosser in the top ten and should surpass £20m by next weekend.
I Love You, Man, In the Loop and The Uninvited all fell three places from last weekend but managed to hang on to their positions in the top ten, but we say goodbye to Observe and Report, Race to Witch Mountain and The Boat That Rocked.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | £6,658,979 | 1 | £6,658,979 |
| 2 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | £2,030,657 | 1 | £2,030,657 |
| 3 | State of Play | £981,519 | 2 | £3,271,598 |
| 4 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | £976,780 | 1 | £976,780 |
| 5 | 17 Again | £534,816 | 4 | £10,116,259 |
| 6 | Monsters vs Aliens | £529,594 | 5 | £19,579,014 |
| 7 | Fast & Furious | £455,558 | 4 | £12,901,723 |
| 8 | I Love You, Man | £358,530 | 3 | £3,231,097 |
| 9 | In the Loop | £214,607 | 3 | £1,485,521 |
| 10 | The Uninvited | £172,973 | 2 | £739,429 |
The big release this coming weekend is J.J. Abrams' reboot of Star Trek, which should dominate at the box-office despite the early success of Wolverine, and I suspect a big drop is in store for the Hugh Jackman superhero flick.
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