BEOWULF RULES U.S. BOX OFFICE

Last updated: Monday, November 19, 2007

BEOWULF RULES U.S. BOX OFFICE

Ancient warrior BEOWULF has slayed the competition at the U.S. box office in its first week on release.

The Viking hero Beowulf prepares to confront Grendel’s mother in 'Beowulf'

The movie adaptation of the epic poem, featuring the voices and animated recreations of Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone, claimed $28.1 million (GBP14.05 million) in its opening weekend.

Almost 50 per cent of that figure came from special 3-D screenings.

Animated family film Bee Movie, which stung the countdown by claiming the top spot last weekend, dropped to two on the new chart with a respectable third weekend take of $14.3 million (GBP7.15 million).

The film, written and featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld, has now made almost $100 million (GBP50 million) in just three weeks.

Denzel Washington's gangland drama American Gangster fell to three, Christmas film Fred Claus continued it's slide to four and Dustin Hoffman's new family film, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, debuted at five with $10 million (GBP5 million).

Meanwhile, Tom Cruise's political drama Lions For Lambs is an official flop - it made just $3 million (GBP1.5 million) in its second week on release and slipped to eight. The film has only just broken $10 million (GBP5 million) in 10 days.

Source: WENN

| Monday, November 19, 2007

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