With the recent hot weather and parents' wallets already aching throughout the summer holidays, a slow weekend at the box office was well and truly overdue. Pulling in just under £2m in takings, romantic comedy The Ugly Truth (starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl) managed to pip Stephen Sommers' action ensemble GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra to top spot, albeit aided by advance screenings on Wednesday and Thursday. This marks the lowest haul for a number one film since the back end of April when crime thriller State of Play opened with £1.5m. In second, the takings for GI Joe must also be considered disappointing and despite opening at number one across the Atlantic, the Joes set to challenge Terminator Salvation for biggest flop of the summer on this side of the pond. On the opposite end of the scale, fantasy hit Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince added another £4m to its total gross (which now stands close to £45m) and could yet sneak into the all time UK box office top ten. Needless to say, Potter is far and away the biggest hit of the year.
3D gerbil action comedy G-Force drops two spots from its second-placed opening last week, while Sandra Bullock / Ryan Reynolds rom-com The Proposal slips one place to fifth. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 leads the bottom half of the chart, while Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs continues to impress, having grossed over £30m in six weeks and putting it in second place behind Potter for the highest grossing movies of the year.
Supernatural thriller Orphan was another new entry down in eighth, while The Hangover manages to hang on in the top ten after nine long weeks on release. French biopic Coco Before Chanel rounds out the top ten, which means we say goodbye to comedies Land of the Lost and Bruno, along with Bollywood drama Love Aaj Kal.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ugly Truth | £1,976,043 | 1 | £1,976,043 |
| 2 | GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra | £1,708,760 | 1 | £1,708,760 |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | £1,349,113 | 4 | £44,376,816 |
| 4 | G-Force | £1,223,891 | 2 | £6,271,330 |
| 5 | The Proposal | £755,242 | 3 | £9,056,654 |
| 6 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | £661,334 | 2 | £3,452,172 |
| 7 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | £612,570 | 6 | £31,024,152 |
| 8 | Orphan | £570,146 | 1 | £570,146 |
| 9 | The Hangover | £279,531 | 9 | £21,260,366 |
| 10 | Coco Before Chanel | £249,732 | 2 | £1,057,612 |
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This Wednesday sees the release of a pair of family films looking to capitalise on the stars of High School Musical - Aliens in the Attic featuring Ashley Tisdale and Bandslam with Vanessa Hudgens. Also looking to capture the family audience on Friday is Eddie Murphy's latest Imagine That, while those looking for something different can choose between horror A Perfect Getaway or romantic drama The Time Traveler's Wife.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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