'Geisha' fails to ascend 'Brokeback Mountain'

Ang Lee's Golden Globe winning western sees off stiff competition from two new films at the London box office.

Jan 17 2006

Multiple Golden Globe winner 'Brokeback Mountain' spent a second week at the top of the London chart, easily out-grossing a slew of new entries.

Having won four awards on Monday night (and with the Academy Awards just around the corner), Ang Lee's western looks likely to dominate for a while longer yet.

And it was a good week for Jake Gyllenhall who, as well as starring in 'Brokeback', also plays the lead in 'Jarhead', the Gulf War flick that makes its debut at number three.

Nestled between the two Jakes is Rob Marshall's 'Memoirs of a Geisha' at number two, although universally poor reviews suggest that the film will take a tumble down the chart soon.

Further down the chart, blockbusters 'King Kong' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' continue to pull in impressive numbers, while the only other new entry is former Time Out film of the week 'Breakfast on Pluto', which makes a disappointing debut at number nine.

Next week, Michael Winterbottom's brilliant 'A Cock and Bull Story' should do well, although the Jim Carrey factor could see 'Fun with Dick and Jane' challenging for the top spot.