"Hot Fuzz" retains grip on box office

27/02/2007 14:10

LONDON (Reuters) - "Hot Fuzz" easily held on to top spot at the box office over the weekend, bringing its fortnight’s take, including previews, to as much as 11.9 million pounds, according to Screen International on Tuesday.

The story of an over-achieving cop in a sleepy crime-free village -- written by the authors of "Shaun of the Dead" -- kept "Charlotte’s Web" at No. 2 for a second week.

New at three was thriller "The Number 23," starring Jim Carrey as a man obsessed with a novel that he daren’t put down.

Fourth, down one, was Hugh Grant’s portrayal of a washed-up 80s pop star in "Music and Lyrics" in which he and Drew Barrymore grow close as they write a pop hit.

New at five was "The Good Shepherd," Robert de Niro’s second film as a director, which offers a fictionalized account of the early years of the CIA.

Sixth, down from four, was "Epic Movie," a parody of the past two years’ screen blockbusters made along the lines of "Date Movie" and "Scary Movie."

Down two at seven was kids’ fantasy tale "Arthur and the Invisibles."

New at eight was Billy Bob Thornton in a comedy about a shy young man who turns to a mysterious professor for lessons in self-assertiveness, which he hopes will lead to love.

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down two, was Judi Dench in school-based drama "Notes on a Scandal," with Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond" down four at 10.

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