Londoners pay a visit to 'Elizabethtown'

The Cameron Crowe comedy is a new entry at number one at the London box office.

Nov  8 2005

Lacklustre films from two usually reliable directors dominated over the weekend, with Cameron Crowe's 'Elizabethtown' and Terry Gilliam's 'The Brothers Grimm' entering the London chart at numbers one and three respectively.

And while neither film is outright awful, we fully expect them to be heading for the box office exit by this time next week.

One film that shows no sign of going anywhere, however, is 'Broken Flowers', the Jim Jarmusch/Bill Murray collaboration that has been charming audiences since its release three weeks ago.

Dropping a single spot, from one to two, the film proves that you don't need a big budget or spectacular special effects to wow the London crowds.

Aside from fine indie drama 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped' entering the chart at number six, there's very little to tell, with a faction of family films all falling, and the 'Lord of War' preparing to say his final farewell at number ten.

Next week, 'In Her Shoes' and 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' should both do well, though Fernando Meirelles' brilliant 'The Constant Gardener' will probably be the one to beat.

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