Owen thriller tops UK box office
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Children of Men, starring Clive Owen, tops the UK and Ireland box office chart on its first weekend on release.
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Bookmakers Tuesday halved the odds on Clive Owen becoming the next James Bond after he won a Golden Globe award for his role in the sex drama "Closer."
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Ocean&#39;s Twelve scored another major heist this weekend, taking No. 1 at the box office with a strong $40.9 million opening. (Related chart: See the weekend&#39;s top 10 films).
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LOS ANGELES  - Although it opened overseas six weeks ago, "The Bourne Ultimatum" endured as the top attraction at the foreign box office box office, selling an estimated $13 million worth of tickets during the weekend.
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Proving that bad reviews don't necessarily bury you National   Treasure dug up an estimated &#36;35.2 million to top the nation's   weekend box-office.
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Cop comedy Hot Fuzz goes straight to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart in its opening weekend.
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England striker Michael Owen didn&#39;t have a nickname in Spain until Sunday, but he may have now, with sports daily Marca dubbing him &#39;killer&#39; after he got the only goal of Real Madrid&#39;s 1-0 win over Valencia.
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It may have been panned by the critics  but "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" has drawn enough people  into cinemas to secure top spot on the UK film charts for a  second week.
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Christopher Nolan's 19th century thriller "The Prestige" topped this weekend's box office, conjuring up $14.8 million in ticket sales. The Disney drama stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as rival illusionists caught in an intense duel. Coming in sec...
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Animation Happy Feet enters at number one in the UK and Ireland film chart, knocking Casino Royale to second.
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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Collateral" was the top  scorer, "Wimbledon" headed the United Kingdom for a second  weekend, and "Shark Tale" kept up a sturdy pace in early bows  in a weekend at the overseas boxoffice that was typically  lackluster for the early fall.
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The Internet buzz over "Snakes on a Plane" turned out to be nothing to hiss about. The high-flying thriller preceded by months of unprecedented Web buildup technically debuted as the No. 1 movie, but with a modest $15.25 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Horror film Alien vs Predator: Requiem goes to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart in its opening weekend.
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Romantic drama Atonement leads the field at this year's Orange Bafta film awards, with 14 nominations.
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Hide and Seek, starring Robert De Niro, heads the  North American box office after taking $22m (Â£11.7m).
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Poor summer weather leads to the best UK cinema takings in 40 years, according to new figures.