Quentin Tarantino's long-gestating World War II 'Men on a Mission' epic Inglourious Basterds jumps straight in at number one, giving the director his biggest ever opening here in the UK and banishing the ghost of his previous effort Death Proof, which opened with a disappointing £400k back in 2007. The film, which was aided by four days of advance screenings, helped to reinvigorate the box office after two slow weeks and pushes last week's number one The Time Traveler's Wife down into second. However, if we discount preview takings then Inglourious Basterds trails both Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 in terms of largest openings for the director (meanwhile his Grindhouse colleague Robert Rodriguez was less fortunate with his latest family flick Shorts opening to a disappointing £173k and failing to crack the top ten).3D action comedy G-Force jumps back up to third after four weeks on release and has now passed £10m in total receipts, while Aliens in the Attic falls two places to fourth in its second weekend. The year's biggest hit Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince drops once place to fifth and continues to edge towards £50m, while formulaic spoof Dance Flick was a new entry in sixth. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and The Ugly Truth both drop two places from last weekend to seventh and eighth, while Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and The Proposal both fall one spot apiece to round out the chart at the expense of Bandslam and A Perfect Getaway.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inglourious Basterds | £3,596,415 | 1 | £3,596,415 |
| 2 | The Time Traveler's Wife | £915,751 | 2 | £3,789,285 |
| 3 | G-Force | £654,909 | 4 | £10,562,742 |
| 4 | Aliens in the Attic | £642,522 | 2 | £2,894,317 |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | £598,335 | 6 | £48,200,855 |
| 6 | Dance Flick | £462,825 | 1 | £462,825 |
| 7 | GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra | £455,536 | 3 | £5,050,335 |
| 8 | The Ugly Truth | £451,023 | 3 | £5,258,681 |
| 9 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | £336,300 | 8 | £33,305,718 |
| 10 | The Proposal | £270,691 | 5 | £11,072,485 |
Incoming...
Two new releases will be looking to challenge for top spot when they open this friday - 3D horror sequel The Final Destination and Judd Apatow's latest comedy Funny People, starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen. Also released is Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War thriller The Hurt Locker and Spanish drama Broken Embraces from writer-director Pedro Almodovar.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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