Christmas Carol ends King of Pop's reign

Disney's A Christmas Carol tops UK box office with £1.89 million in first weekend

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Tuesday, 10, Nov 2009 04:19

By inthenews.co.uk staff.

This Is It's reign at the summit of the UK film charts is over after Disney's A Christmas Carol topped the box office.

But the animated take on Charles Dickens' repeatedly-adapted classic, voiced by Jim Carrey, disappointed in ticket sales, taking just £1.89 million

This Is It, the documentary about the late Michael Jackson's ill-fated concerts of the same name in London, made £4.8 million in its first weekend of release.

Elsewhere in the charts, Pixar animation Up moved down one place to three, while new entries The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Fourth Kind completed the top five.

UK box office (last week's position)

1 A Christmas Carol (-)

2 This Is It (1)

3 Up (2)

4 The Men Who Stare at Goats (-)

5 The Fourth Kind (-)

6 Fantastic Mr Fox (3)

7 Jennifer's Body (-)

8 Saw VI (4)

9 An Education (8)

10 Couples Retreat (6)