G.I. JOE BLASTS COMPETITION AT U.S. BOX OFFICE

Last updated: Monday, August 10, 2009

G.I. JOE BLASTS COMPETITION AT U.S. BOX OFFICE

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA has blown away the competition at the U.S. box office, taking in $56.2 million (£37.5million) in its opening weekend (07-09Aug09).

STORM SHADOW (Byung-hun Lee, left) and SNAKE EYES (Ray Park, right) in a scene from 'G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra'

The action blockbuster, starring Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller, stomped out the competition and commanded the lead over Meryl Streep and Amy Adams' new film Julie & Julia, about chef Julia Child.

The cooking comedy took in $20.1 million (£13.4million) at the second spot, while animated action film G-Force held on to number three with $9.8 million (£6.5million) in earnings.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment of the wizard franchise, slid from two to four with an additional $8.9 million (£5.9million) that brought its four-week total to $273.8 million (£182.5million).

But it was former box office champion Funny People that took the biggest dive. Judd Apatow's comedy was knocked from the top spot to fifth with an additional $7.9 million (£5.3million) in its second week, taking the 10-day total to $40.4 million (£26.9million).

Source: WENN

| Monday, August 10, 2009

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