The UK box office seems to be back in full swing after a turbulent few weeks earlier in the summer with a whopping seven films crossing the £1m mark this past weekend, the first time that feat has been accomplished since February 2009. Of course the big story is at the top of the chart as Disney-Pixar overtake rivals Dreamworks Animation to lay claim to the crown of the UK's highest grossing animated film. In just three short weeks Toy Story 3 has amassed a mighty £51.5m to beat out the previous box office champion Shrek 2 (£48.2m), and looks set to break into the UK's all-time top ten this week with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest currently occupying tenth on £52.5m.
It really is an incredible performance from Toy Story 3 so far and, having lost a portion of its screenings to rival 3D films this week, one has to wonder how much money the film could have made were there more 3D screens available in the UK (a question that could also be asked of reigning all-time champ Avatar, although director James Cameron will of course look to try and remedy that with an extended re-release / cash-in later this month).
Moving on, there were three newcomers in the chart this week, all of whom placed in the top five. First up is the heavily promoted action-adventure Knight and Day starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, which takes second place with a decent £2.4m, while 3D sequels Step Up 3D and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore take fourth and fifth with £2m and £1.5m respectively. Meanwhile Christopher Nolan's epic sci-fi thriller Inception drops close to £1m in takings from last week but climbs one place to third for a grand total of £25m and counting.
Elsewhere, it's all change in the bottom half of the chart as last week's big new releases The Karate Kid and The A-Team both tumble four spots apiece to sixth and seventh. Shrek Forever After falls three places but manages to cross the £30m mark, while The Twilight Saga: Eclipse enjoys a similar slide and should just about crack £30m itself by the end of its run. Finally French music biopic Gainsbourg pulls in £87k from just 50 screens to round out the chart in tenth, down two from last week.
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| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toy Story 3 | £4,666,021 | 3 | £51,524,519 |
| 2 | Knight and Day | £2,404,163 | 1 | £2,404,163 |
| 3 | Inception | £2,259,595 | 4 | £25,719,644 |
| 4 | Step Up 3D | £2,015,403 | 1 | £2,015,403 |
| 5 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | £1,553,005 | 1 | £1,553,005 |
| 6 | The Karate Kid | £1,411,486 | 2 | £8,566,079 |
| 7 | The A-Team | £1,386,868 | 2 | £7,041,641 |
| 8 | Shrek Forever After | £362,464 | 6 | £30,468,038 |
| 9 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | £324,469 | 5 | £28,870,688 |
| 10 | Gainsbourg | £87,125 | 2 | £343,467 |
Incoming...
There's a distinct focus on the younger audience this week with three new releases that should appeal to the family market including a couple of big-budget fantasies that could struggle in a crowded marketplace...
First up on Wednesday is Disney's live-action adventure The Sorcerer's Apprentice (cert. PG) starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina, while the studio also look to cash in on Friday with a theatrical release of their direct-to-video animated sequel Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (cert. U).
Meanwhile Friday also sees the release of M. Night Shyamalan's latest
U.K. Box Office Archive
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