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'Charlie' reigns supreme at the London box office
While 'Stealth' and 'Herbie: Fully Loaded' can only dent the middle of the chart.
Aug 9 2005
It was a static time at the top of the London film chart this weekend, with 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' retaining the top spot with effortless ease.
The latest Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration grossed more than double its nearest rival 'Wedding Crashers' which remarkably held onto the second spot for the forth week straight.
Indeed, the Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn comedy has been so successful on such a modest budget that it can only be a matter of time before a sequel is given the go ahead.
'Fantastic Four', another surprise summer hit in spite of some hugely negative reviews, remained at number three, beating off competition from the even more poorly reviewed 'Stealth', a new entry at number four.
Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds' remains at number five, narrowly beating kiddie pics 'Herbie: Fully Loaded' and 'Madagascar' at numbers six and seven respectively.
Below them Kate Hudson horror pic 'The Skeleton Key' drops two places to number eight, 'Batman Begins' falls to number nine, and the somewhat repulsive 'The Devil's Rejects' is a new entry at number ten.
Next week, expect Michael Bay's futuristic (and extremely noisy) actioner 'The Island' to give Mr Wonka a run for his chocolate money, while Bollywood epic 'The Rising' should also pull in the crowds.
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