Once again four new releases managed to debut in the top ten but it was another poor weekend at the UK box office with takings down even on last week's dismal results. Sony Pictures Animation's latest 3D computer animated adventure - the big screen adaptation of the popular 70s children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - jumps in to claim top spot, forcing reigning champion District 9 down into second after three weeks in cinemas. Gerard Butler's latest action flick Gamer opened in third and seemed to benefit from having its release pushed back a couple of weeks, while (500) Days of Summer actually climbed one place to fourth despite a 12% drop in takings from last week. 3D horror The Final Destination rounds out the top five and remains the highest grossing film in the current top ten with receipts just north of £11.7m.
Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray dropped three spots from last weekend to finish sixth, while biopic Julie & Julie slips just one place to seventh. Less fortunate is low-budget horror remake Sorority Row, which plumets from fourth to eighth in its second week. Meanwhile two new releases from British directors Nick Love and Sam Mendes also appear in the chart, but neither managed to set the box office alight and both could be considered disappointments. Nick Love's remake of The Firm opened in ninth with just over £310k, while Sam Mendes' Away We Go props up the chart with a debut weekend of £250k.
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | £1,583,544 | 1 | £1,583,544 |
| 2 | District 9 | £810,673 | 3 | £6,380,720 |
| 3 | Gamer | £641,568 | 1 | £641,568 |
| 4 | (500) Days of Summer | £511,055 | 3 | £3,346,233 |
| 5 | The Final Destination | £485,989 | 4 | £11,711,421 |
| 6 | Dorian Gray | £436,538 | 2 | £1,783,112 |
| 7 | Julie & Julia | £389,717 | 2 | £1,455,646 |
| 8 | Sorority Row | £347,817 | 2 | £1,450,476 |
| 9 | The Firm | £310,060 | 1 | £310,060 |
| 10 | Away We Go | £250,211 | 1 | £250,211 |
Incoming...
Look for another shake-up in next weekend's chart with a number of films hitting our screens on Friday including music biopic The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., and Catherine Keener, along with Bruce Willis sci-fi actioner Surrogates and a remake of the 1980 classic musical Fame.
A couple of British releases also make their debuts - Charles Darwin biopic Creation and the highly rated drama White Lightnin' from director Dominic Murphy.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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