Clooney steamrollers the London box office

George's 'Good Night, and Good Luck' is a new entry at number one.

Feb 21 2006

Man with the Midas touch George Clooney entered the London film charts at number one over the weekend with his new picture, 'Good Night, and Good Luck'.

Clooney, co-writer, director and star of the flick, left Sunday's BAFTA awards empty-handed, but the fact that his brilliant political drama grossed £155,995 from 22 screens should put something of a smile on his face.

Aside from that, it was pretty quiet on the box office front.

'Casanova' was the only other new entry at four, 'Chicken Little' disconcertingly rose from five to three (a by-product of bird flu perhaps?), 'Big Momma's House' stayed at six (though who the hell is going to see it we don't know), and beautiful snore-a-thon 'Memoirs of a Geisha' looks to have danced its last dance at number ten.

Next week, the brilliant 'Capote' could hit the top spot, while 'Lucky Number Slevin' should also do well.

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