"Golden Compass" stays box office leader

19/12/2007 22:01

LONDON (Reuters) - Family fantasy movie "The Golden Compass" held on to top spot at the box office, adding another three million pounds to its takings over the weekend, Screen International said.

The adaptation of the Philip Pullman book, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, has grossed 12.2 million pounds so far in its two-week run.

New in second place was Disney’s "Enchanted", which sends up its trademark fairy tales by banishing an animated princess into the real world of New York City.

At three was another newcomer, the animated "Bee Movie" with Jerry Seinfeld as the voice of Barry B. Benson, a college bee who doesn’t want to become a worker.

Down two places at four was "Fred Claus", the story of Santa’s less saintly brother heading to the North Pole in need of cash.

"Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium", about a magical toy shop, was new at five while coming in at six was police drama "We Own the Night", with Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall.

Down four places at seven was the ultra-violent "Hitman", based on the video game of the same name, while director Ridley Scott’s "American Gangster" was down at eight from four.

At nine, down four places, was "Beowulf", director Robert Zemeckis’s adaptation of the Old English poem, .....continued below

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while at 10, down from eight was "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford".

(Reporting by Steve Addison; editing by Peter Griffiths)

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