The top ten enjoyed an overhaul this past weekend with five new releases gatecrashing the party but none were able to dislodge reigning box office champion Iron Man 2, which takes the top spot for the second week and increases its total gross to £15m. These are strong numbers for the Marvel sequel; it looks certain to overtake the UK haul of last year's X-Men Origins: Wolverine and should hit the £20m mark by next weekend. Read our review here. Leading the new releases with £1.77m to take second place is the family comedy Furry Vengeance, while the Platinum Dunes remake of classic horror A Nightmare on Elm Street also breaks the seven figure barrier and nabs third. John Cusack's latest comedy Hot Tub Time Machine opens in fourth [read our review] ahead of rom-com The Back-Up Plan, although the real winner was in sixth with controversial satirist Chris Morris' big-screen directorial debut - the jihad comedy Four Lions - banking £600k despite the least amount of screens of any film in the top ten.
Dropping five places from last week as a result of the new releases and filling out the remainder of the chart from seventh to tenth are How To Train Your Dragon, The Last Song, Date Night and Clash of the Titans. With Nanny McPhee out of the picture 3D rivals Dragon and Titans have now spent the most weeks on the chart, although it looks likely that Clash of the Titans will have made its last appearance having amassed a 'kraken' £20m in total.
Number one this time last year: Star Trek
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man 2 | £3,214,776 | 2 | £15,090,463 |
| 2 | Furry Vengeance | £1,778,050 | 1 | £1,778,050 |
| 3 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | £1,342,837 | 1 | £1,342,837 |
| 4 | Hot Tub Time Machine | £904,959 | 1 | £904,959 |
| 5 | The Back-Up Plan | £710,201 | 1 | £710,201 |
| 6 | Four Lions | £608,608 | 1 | £608,608 |
| 7 | How To Train Your Dragon | £516,120 | 6 | £16,405,622 |
| 8 | The Last Song | £336,815 | 2 | £1,552,278 |
| 9 | Date Night | £336,345 | 3 | £3,520,884 |
| 10 | Clash of the Titans | £291,352 | 6 | £19,938,794 |
Incoming...
Ridley Scott's latest historical epic sees him reteam with Gladiator leading man Russell Crowe to bring the legend of Robin Hood (cert. 12A) to the screen and is likely to challenge Iron Man for the top spot when it opens this coming Wednesday. Watch the trailer here.
On Friday fans of world cinema can choose between the highly rated romantic drama Eyes Wide Open (cert. 12A), Israeli war film Lebanon (cert. 15) [view the trailer] and historical biopic Vincere (cert.15), while documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story (cert. 15) also enjoys a limited release.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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