After a heavy promotional campaign Dear John tops the UK box office in its opening week, with advance previews on Wednesday and Thursday helping the the Channing Tatum - Amanda Seyfried romantic drama to a five-day haul just shy of £2m. This gives us the lowest weekend for a number one film since A Christmas Carol topped the chart in early December and pushes 3D hits Clash of the Titans and How To Train Your Dragon down into second and third respectively. However, both of those managed to outperform over the Friday-to-Saturday period with Dear John banking just £1.27m in that same time.
Two other new releases make their debut in the chart this week with Roman Polanski's latest offering - political thriller The Ghost - opening in sixth ahead of British comedy Cemetery Junction from directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. A seventh-placed opening for Cemetery Junction must be disappointing for the creators of The Office, especially when you take into account advance screenings totalling £209k which helps massage the weekend figures.
Elsewhere both Kick-Ass and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang fall once place each to fourth and fifth, while Alice in Wonderland, The Blind Side and Remember Me all slide towards the foot of the chart as a result of the new releases. However one film which failed to make an impact this past weekend was the sci-fi thriller Repo Men, which opened to just £183k despite the presence of Jude Law in the lead role.
Number one this time last year: Monsters vs Aliens
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear John | £1,995,301 | 1 | £1,995,301 |
| 2 | Clash of the Titans | £1,557,034 | 3 | £16,273,543 |
| 3 | How To Train Your Dragon | £1,282,519 | 3 | £13,089,419 |
| 4 | Kick-Ass | £910,453 | 3 | £9,040,664 |
| 5 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | £866,940 | 4 | £14,566,583 |
| 6 | The Ghost | £853,679 | 1 | £853,679 |
| 7 | Cemetery Junction | £641,218 | 1 | £641,218 |
| 8 | Alice in Wonderland | £498,948 | 7 | £41,423,309 |
| 9 | The Blind Side | £299,079 | 4 | £5,630,136 |
| 10 | Remember Me | £225,397 | 3 | £3,363,390 |
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Another two films look to take advantage of Wednesday releases this week with Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha unleashing her new comedy It's A Wonderful Afterlife (cert. 12A) [watch the trailer] alongside the Steve Carell - Tina Fey rom-com Date Night (cert. 15), with both films likely to challenge for top spot.
Friday sees the release of Mike Judge comedy Extract (cert. 15), drama The Joneses (cert,. 15) and another rom-com, When in Rome (cert. PG), while those looking for something a bit more bloody can opt for Geordie director Neil Marshall's latest, Roman actioner Centurion (cert. 15).
U.K. Box Office Archive
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