It may be one of the worst-reviewed superhero films since Pitof's Catwoman, but Warner Bros.' big budget DC adaptation Green Lantern debuts in top spot at the UK box office, with the Ryan Reynolds-starrer pulling in £2.47m from its opening weekend. Its hardly an earth-shattering haul though, with last week's number one film Kung Fu Panda 2 hot on its heels in second with £2.27m and fellow newcomer Bad Teacher taking third place with £1.95m. Moving on and The Hangover Part II slips two places to fourth but adds another £1.5m to give the Todd Phillips comedy sequel an impressive UK gross of £29.4m to date; also falling two apiece are the summer blockbusters X-Men: First Class and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, with the Johnny Depp seafaring adventure now closing in on the $1b mark world-wide having overtaken Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 to break into the top ten highest earners of all time.
Heading towards the foot of the chart and racing documentary Senna holds firm in seventh, while family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules falls two places to eighth. French comedy Potiche opens in ninth with £201,588, leaving dance flick Honey 2 to prop up the chart in tenth after plummetting five spots from its fifth-placed debut last week.
Number one this time last year: Killers
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Lantern | £2,472,969 | 1 | £2,472,969 |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | £2,277,474 | 2 | £9,241,635 |
| 3 | Bad Teacher | £1,958,656 | 1 | £1,958,656 |
| 4 | The Hangover Part II | £1,504,318 | 4 | £29,456,684 |
| 5 | X-Men: First Class | £1,219,141 | 3 | £12,403,399 |
| 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | £917,188 | 5 | £31,040,011 |
| 7 | Senna | £376,286 | 3 | £1,759,721 |
| 8 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules | £227,995 | 4 | £4,686,040 |
| 9 | Potiche | £201,588 | 1 | £201,588 |
| 10 | Honey 2 | £176,140 | 2 | £935,296 |
Incoming...
A few of the big summer movies have hit cinemas over the past month but things slow down this week with the only notable release being the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids (cert. 15). Let's hope for a sunny weekend then.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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