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UK Box Office: 16 - 18 October 2009

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UK Box Office: 16 - 18 October 2009 UK Box Office: 16 - 18 October 2009 :

  Weekend 16 October - 18 October 2009 UK box office                    
Rank Title Country of Origin Weekend Gross Distributor % change on last week Weeks on release Number of cinemas Site average Total Gross to date      
1 Up USA £5,162,325 Disney -19 2 535 £9,649 £13,917,468      
2 Couples Retreat USA £1,825,142 Universal   1 381 £4,790 £1,825,142      
3 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus UK/Fra/Can £905,786 Lions Gate   1 265 £3,418 £905,786      
4 The Invention of Lying USA £589,914 Universal -46 3 367 £1,607 £4,847,173      
5 Zombieland USA £576,932 Sony Pictures -54 2 302 £1,910 £2,340,592      
6 Fame USA £455,699 Entertainment -50 4 426 £1,070 £7,876,009      
7 Triangle UK/Aus £260,626 Icon   1 217 £1,201 £260,626      
8 Halloween II USA £237,429 Entertainment -55 2 283 £839 £1,067,107      
9 Love Happens USA/Can £217,696 E1 Films -61 2 357 £610 £1,124,159      
10 Blue Ind £215,962 B4U   1 51 £4,235 £215,962      
11 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs USA £208,789 Sony Pictures -42 5 401 £521 £5,684,375      
12 Surrogates USA £108,910 Disney -66 4 209 £521 £3,021,803      
13 Main Aur Mrs Khanna Ind £89,299 UTV Comms   1 42 £2,126 £89,299      
14 District 9 USA/NZ £76,582 Sony Pictures -64 7 121 £633 £8,875,093      
15 Aadhavan Ind £57,582 Ayngaran   1 11 £5,235 £57,582    
  Total   £10,988,673       3,968 £2,769 £52,108,176    
                       
                       
  Other UK films                    
21 Creation UK £26,812 Icon -45 4 51 £526 £709,664    
22 Fish Tank UK £25,835 Artificial Eye -13 6 24 £1,076 £512,018    
26 Dorian Gray UK £16,356 Momentum -73 6 40 £409 £2,874,904    
35 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince UK/USA £5,717 Warner Bros -45 14 19 £301 £50,695,471    
40 Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee UK £4,095 Warp/Verve -84 2 10 £410 £52,317    
45 Moon UK £2,483 Sony Pictures -18 14 3 £828 £1,282,082    
48 Morris: A Life with Bells On UK £2,307 Twist Films -33 4 6 £384 £50,422    
62 The Firm UK £629 Warner Bros -94 5 5 £126 £869,680    
                       
                       
  Other openers                    
19 All the Best Ind £36,333 Yash Raj   1 31 £1,172 £36,333    
20 Ong-Bak: The Beginning Thai £32,478 Revolver   1 50 £650 £32,478    
24 Thirst S Kor £22,829 Metrodome   1 12 £1,902 £22,829    
34 Peraanmai Ind £6,031 Ayngaran   1 7 £862 £6,031    
65 Pontypool Can £500 Kaleidoscope   1 2 £250 £500    
                       
                       
  Comments on this week's top 15 results                  
  Against last weekend: - 9%                    
                       
  Against last year: + 36%                    
                       
  Rolling 52 week ranking: 24th                    
                       
  UK* films in top 15: 2                    
                       
  UK* share of top 15 gross: 11%                    
                       
  * Includes domestic productions and co-productions                  
  The figure for Couples Retreat includes £477,575 from 353 previews; The fall-off rate without previews for Zombieland is 39%
                       
                       
  Openers next week - 23 October                    
  Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant USA Universal                
  Coffin Rock Aus High Fliers                
  Colin UK Kaleidoscope                
  The Cove USA Vertigo                
  Fantastic Mr. Fox UK/USA 20th Century Fox              
  The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard USA Warner Bros                
  Johnny Mad Dog Fra/Bel/Liberia Momentum                
  Made in Jamaica Fra/USA Network Releasing