'Cars' overtakes 'Pirates' at UK box office

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest has finally been removed from the top of the UK chart, giving way to Cars.

The Pixar film earned £2.67m over its first weekend, whilst stalwart Pirates was close behind with £2.63m, bringing its total UK gross to £39.28m.

Meanwhile, the previous week's rankings remained stable, with the week's other new entries, Stay Alive and Omkara debuting at eighth and tenth respectively.

1. (-) Cars
2. (1) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
3. (2) The Break-Up
4. (3) Superman Returns
5. (4) Stormbreaker
6. (5) Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties
7. (6) Over the Hedge
8. (-) Stay Alive
9. (7) The Wind that Shakes the Barley
10. (-) Omkara