"Jumper" leaps to top of box office

20/02/2008 08:49

LONDON (Reuters) - Science fiction thriller "Jumper" leapt to the top of the box office in its opening weekend, knocking Walt Disney’s "National Treasure" down into second spot after just one week.

The story of Hayden Christensen as the man who can teleport himself anywhere at any time took 3.06 million pounds in its opening weekend, according to Screen International.

"National Treasure: Book of Secrets", with Nicolas Cage trying to clear his ancestor of murdering Abraham Lincoln, added another 1.48 million for a two-week tally of 5.67 million pounds.

Down one place at three was the Oscar-nominated "Juno" with Ellen Page as a teenager coping with pregnancy.

Up one at four was the story of a boy, a large pet and Loch Ness in "The Water Horse", while New York monster movie "Cloverfield" was down two spots in fifth.

New at six was "The Bucket List" with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as two terminal cancer patients discussing life and fate on a farewell world trip.

Up four at seven was another Oscar nominee, Paul Thomas Anderson’s "There will Be Blood" with Daniel Day-Lewis up for the award for his portrayal of a ruthless turn-of-the-century oilman descending into madness and murder.

Down two at eight was comedy "Definitely, Maybe", set against .....continued below

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the background of the Bill Clinton election campaign, while at nine, down one, was "Penelope" with Christina Ricci as the girl left with a pig’s snout for a nose by a family curse.

New at 10 was Bollywood historical romance "Jodhaa Akbar".

(Reporting by Steve Addison, editing by Peter Griffiths)