Alice In Wonderland beats Shutter Island to UK number one
Alice In Wonderland beats Shutter Island to UK number one
Tuesday, 16, Mar 2010 05:01
By Lewis Bazley.
The box office success of Alice In Wonderland has continued as the Tim Burton film held the UK top spot for a second week.
Burton's 3D take on the Lewis Carroll classic took £7.3 million to remain at number one in the UK and Ireland box office charts as Martin Scorsese's new film Shutter Island debuted at number two.
The thriller, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, took £2.2 million to enter in second place while Iraq drama Green Zone was the next highest new entry in third.
There were two further new entries in the UK and Ireland top ten, with Hachi: A Dog's Tale, starring Richard Gere, claimed fifth place after its first weekend on release.
Swedish thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, based on the bestselling Steig Larsson book, entered in sixth with takings of £378,434.
The top ten films in the UK box office charts are: (last week's position)
1 Alice In Wonderland - £7,343,506 (1)
2 Shutter Island - £2,250,178 (-)
3 Green Zone - £2,087,368 (-)
4 Avatar - £638,599 (2)
5 Hachi: A Dog's Tale - £442,753 (-)
6 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - £378,434 (-)
7 The Lovely Bones - £343,385 (4)
8 The Crazies - £252,353 (3)
9 The Princess And The Frog - £223,125 (5)
10 Percy Jackson And The Olympians - £195,262 (7)