Three newcomers occupy the top positions in the UK chart this week, although none can really be said to have set the box office alight with their debuts. Leading the way is Gore Verbinski's CG-animated Western Rango, which of course features the voice talents of Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp. Rango banks £1.6m to take the crown, with Matt Damon narrowly fending off competition from Liam Neeson as Philip K. Dick adaptation The Adjustment Bureau takes second place ahead of Unknown.
Turning to the familiar faces, Simon Pegg / Nick Frost comedy Paul slips two places to fourth but adds another £1.1m to its haul, while Tom Hooper's Academy Award-winner The King's Speech climbs one place to fifth of the back of its Oscar success, a feat also matched by True Grit and West is West in eighth and ninth respectively. The King's Speech is yet to fall below seven figures during its nine week run although that streak looks to be in jeopardy next time out.
Less fortunate is the sci-fi actioner I Am Number Four, which falls four places to seventh, while last week's top film Gnomeo and Juliet manages to go one better as it slips five spots to finish sixth in its fourth weekend. However, the steepest decline is reserved for Yogi Bear, with the live-action/CG hybrid plummeting six places to prop up the chart in tenth.
Number one this time last year: Alice in Wonderland
| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rango | £1,638,613 | 1 | |
| 2 | The Adjustment Bureau | £1,395,715 | 1 | |
| 3 | Unknown | £1,356,345 | 1 | |
| 4 | Paul | £1,109,766 | 3 | |
| 5 | The King's Speech | £1,076,381 | 9 | |
| 6 | Gnomeo and Juliet | £842,278 | 4 | |
| 7 | I Am Number Four | £498,822 | 2 | |
| 8 | True Grit | £463,320 | 4 | |
| 9 | West is West | £452,076 | 2 | |
| 10 | Yogi Bear | £435,564 | 4 |
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Turning to the new releases this coming Friday, sci-fi and action fans need look no further than Battle: Los Angeles (cert. 12A), which sees a platoon of Marines fighting alien invaders in downtown L.A. If it's laughs you're after then the Farrelly brothers' new comedy Hall Pass (cert. 15) could be worth a shot, while Hammer Films' new thriller The Resident (cert. 15) will look to send chills down the spine. Meanwhile on the drama front there's a choice between The Company Men (cert. TBC) starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones, and Fair Game (cert. 12A), which is headlined by Sean Penn and Naomi Watts.
U.K. Box Office Archive
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