Another new release opened in first place for the fourth week in a row, with the Ron Howard directed Angels & Demons pulling in just over £6m in receipts and becoming the second-highest opener of the year so far. Angels & Demons is based on Dan Brown's bestselling novel and sees Tom Hanks return as Robert Langdon in the sequel to 2006's The Da Vinci Code. JJ Abrams' sci-fi hit Star Trek slipped into second place despite grossing over £12m in just two weeks, while X-Men Origins: Wolverine sits in fourth behind Coraline with £14.25m after three weeks in UK cinemas.
Hannah Montana: The Movie also remains in the top five for the third consecutive week, while the Channing Tatum / Terrence Howard bare-knuckle beat-em-up Fighting debuted in sixth with receipts of just shy of £1m despite playing on less screens than all but two of the top ten movies.
The two new releases mean we wave goodbye to I Love You, Man and Fast & Furious, while Monsters vs Aliens remains both the highest grossing and oldest release in the top ten. Zac Efron comedy 17 Again also manages to show staying power, due in no small part to the appeal of the High School Musical star, and has now clocked up over £11m in ticket sales after six weeks on release.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angels & Demons | £6,054,627 | 1 | £6,054,627 |
| 2 | Star Trek | £3,467,009 | 2 | £12,107,570 |
| 3 | Coraline | £1,372,528 | 2 | £4,211,866 |
| 4 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | £1,211,104 | 3 | £14,259,070 |
| 5 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | £1,000,834 | 3 | £6,024,763 |
| 6 | Fighting | £991,180 | 1 | £991,180 |
| 7 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | £478,376 | 3 | £3,531,072 |
| 8 | State of Play | £281,365 | 4 | £5,178,770 |
| 9 | Monsters vs Aliens | £255,435 | 7 | £20,773,922 |
| 10 | 17 Again | £138,388 | 6 | £11,069,155 |
There's every chance of another new release topping next weekend's chart with the Ben Stiller comedy sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian hoping to capture the family audience when it opens on Wednesday.
A couple of British films also see release this coming Friday - first up is football hooligan drama Awaydays, based on Kevin Sampson's cult novel of the same name, and comedy horror Tormented, starring April Pearson of Skins fame.
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