Wednesday 6 May 2009

'Wolverine' wins at Aus and UK box office

From: digitalspy.co.uk
Written by: Simon Reynolds

UK:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine has beaten Hannah Montana: The Movie to take the UK box office crown.

The Marvel Comics adaptation pulls in triple Hannah's total to secure first place over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Last week's number one State Of Play slips to three, while new release Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past enters at four.

Elsewhere, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Fast & Furious tumble out of the top five to six and seven respectively.

The UK top ten in full:

1. (-) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - £6,658,979
2. (-) Hannah Montana: The Movie - £2,030,657
3. (1) State Of Play - £981,519
4. (-) Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past - £976,780
5. (4) 17 Again - £534,816
6. (2) Monsters Vs. Aliens - £529,594
7. (3) Fast & Furious - £455,558
8. (5) I Love You, Man - £358,530
9. (6) In The Loop - £214,607
10. (7) The Uninvited - £172,973


Australia:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine has landed at the top of the Australian box office on its debut weekend.

The Hugh Jackman superhero prequel brings in an impressive $6.6 million to end Fast & Furious's reign at the top of the chart.

War drama Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell, is a new entry at number three, while 17 Again and The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas round up the top five.

Elsewhere, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Race To Witch Mountain slip down the top ten, falling to number six and nine respectively.

The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):

1. (-) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $6,617,733
2. (1) Fast & Furious - $1,080,166
3. (-) Defiance - $1,015,640
4. (3) 17 Again - $570,230
5. (5) The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - $493,995
6. (2) Monsters Vs. Aliens - $459,123
7. (6) The Boat That Rocked - $339,870
8. (7) Fired Up - $262,132
9. (4) Race To Witch Mountain - $220,027
10. (8) Knowing - $124,623

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