"Ratatouille" clings on to box office lead
Enlarge imageLONDON (Reuters) - Restaurant rodent caper "Ratatouille" clung on to top spot at the UK box office for a fourth week, holding off the challenge of an Alaskan vampire by a mere 16,000 pounds.
The Disney/Pixar story of a sewer rat working as a chef at a five-star cafe took 1.54 million pounds over the three-day weekend for a total so far of 20.27 million, according to Screen International figures.
New at two were the blood-suckers of "30 Days of Night," descending on an Alaskan town during a month of darkness and taking 1.53 million pounds at the ticket office.
Unchanged at three was "Stardust", a fantasy drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Sienna Miller about a young man’s bid to find a fallen star.
New at four was Cate Blanchett ascending the throne for a second time as the Virgin Queen in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."
Down three places at five was "Saw IV", with all the gore of its predecessors but this time without arch-villain Jigsaw.
At six, down from four, was director David Cronenberg’s violent tale of Russian mobsters in London, "Eastern Promises", while new at seven was "Death at a Funeral," a comedy about a British funeral directed by an American, Frank Oz.
"Rendition", about an Egyptian-American seized by the CIA, was down three .....continued below
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at eight while Ben Stiller’s latest romantic comedy "The Heartbreak Kid," was at nine, down from six.At 10, down two places, was "Run Fat Boy, Run."
LONDON (Reuters) - Restaurant rodent caper "Ratatouille" clung on to top spot at the UK box office for a fourth week, holding off the challenge of an Alaskan vampire by a mere 16,000 pounds.
The Disney/Pixar story of a sewer rat working as a chef at a five-star cafe took 1.54 million pounds over the three-day weekend for a total so far of 20.27 million, according to Screen International figures.
New at two were the blood-suckers of "30 Days of Night," descending on an Alaskan town during a month of darkness and taking 1.53 million pounds at the ticket office.
Unchanged at three was "Stardust", a fantasy drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro and Sienna Miller about a young man’s bid to find a fallen star.
New at four was Cate Blanchett ascending the throne for a second time as the Virgin Queen in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age."
Down three places at five was "Saw IV", with all the gore of its predecessors but this time without arch-villain Jigsaw.
At six, down from four, was director David Cronenberg’s violent tale of Russian mobsters in London, "Eastern Promises", while new at seven was "Death at a Funeral," a comedy about a British funeral directed by an American, Frank Oz.
"Rendition", about an Egyptian-American seized by the CIA, was down three at eight while Ben Stiller’s latest romantic comedy "The Heartbreak Kid," was at nine, down from six.
At 10, down two places, was "Run Fat Boy, Run."
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