Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this page
Man of Steel defeats Captain Jack in London
'Superman Returns' reigns supreme in the capital's cinemas.
Jul 26 2006
'Superman Returns' held onto the top spot on the London chart at the weekend, narrowly seeing off a valiant challenge from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'.
The Man of Steel grossed £228,146 from 18 screens while Captain Jack and co managed 217,390 from 22 to bag second place.
Both hauls were enough to see off a slew of new entries further down the chart, with the heavily hyped chick flick 'The Break-Up' and kid flick 'Stormbreaker' both underperforming at three and four respectively.
Below them 'Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties' inexplicably shot in at number five, while the challenging Australian drama 'Little Fish' came in at number six.
Aside from that, the rest of the chart was pretty much a non-event. Next week, expect Pixar's latest 'Cars' to storm to the top of the ten.
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Stephen Poliakoff discusses 'Glorious 39'
Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Glorious 39’ is his first film for cinema since ‘Food of Love’ in 1997. Dave Calhoun met him
Is 'Paranormal Activity' the new 'Blair Witch'?
How does a film go from DIY experiment to box-office smash? 'Paranormal Activity' director Oren Peli explains
Steven Soderbergh on 'The Informant!' and 'The Girlfriend Experience'
We talk to Steven Soderbergh about his two forthcoming films: one featuring a porn star, the other a chubby Matt Damon
A gateway to all things 'New Moon'
In anticipation of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon', Time Out is offering the chance to pick up a limited edition pack with three exclusive magazines and a free poster.
London Children's Film Festival
Read our exclusive reviews of films playing at the 2009 London Children’s Film Festival
The films that deserve a TV spin-off
With Roland Emmerich suggesting he'd like to make a '2012' TV spin-off, we propose some more movie-to-TV serialisations
The Coen brothers discuss 'A Serious Man'
Masters of contrary comedy, Joel and Ethan Coen have struck gold again with their latest, ‘A Serious Man’
Michael Haneke discusses 'The White Ribbon'
Dave Calhoun met with Michael Haneke in Munich to mull over the details of his Palme d'Or winner, 'The White Ribbon'
Ten inspirations behind 'Avatar'?
Time Out ponders the influences behind James Cameron's anticipated space-opera on the basis of the trailer
Time Out's 50 greatest animated films with commentary by Terry Gilliam
In celebration of the release of Pixar's 'Up' and Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr Fox', read our rundown of fifty classic feature length animations
What do you think?
Post your comment now