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UK Box Office Weekend Report 7th - 9th January 2011: The Kings Speech tops UK box office on its debut

UK Box Office Weekend Report 7th - 9th January 2011: The Kings Speech tops UK box office on its debut
The King's Speech
Last weekend the Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter starrer The King's Speech tool the top spot at the box office with a gross of £3,523,102 over Friday - Sunday.

The film directed by Tom Hooper and also starring Geoffrey Rush has already won multiple awards and is being tipped for many more during the busy January/February awards season and Oscar glory is expected.

The Kings Speech

Also new this week is Oscar winner Danny Boyle's new film 127 Hours, a true story of a climber who gets stuck while climbing which stars James Franco in an almost solo performance, and again is tipped for award glory this season, 127 Hours takes £ 2,168,570 this weekend.

Falling from is festive position at the top, Little Fockers which drops to 3rd place this week with £ 1,798,677 bringing it's total gross in the UK to £ 15,282,292.

Jack Blacks Gullivers Travels falls to 4th this week, taking £ 1,554,266 and bringing it's total gross to £ 10,881,583.

Last new entry on the top five this weekend is the Russell Crowe starring The Next Three Days, a disappointing opening for the film, although it still managed to take over a million for the weekend with £1,046,333.

This years top 5, although good is down on last years top 5 where Avatar was still taking incredible weekend grosses as was the runner up film Sherlock Holmes.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

  1. The King's Speech - £3,523,102
  2. 127 Hours - £2,168,570
  3. Little Fockers - £1,798,677
  4. Gullivers Travels - £1,554,266
  5. The Next Three Days - £1,046,333
  6. Love and Other Drugs - £807,912
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - £712,728
  8. TRON Legacy - £639,903
  9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - £621,393
  10. Season of the Witch - £559,769
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