'Inside Man' overcomes 'Vendetta' in US

Inside Man topped the US box office chart last weekend, with V For Vendetta slipping into second place.

Spike Lee's bank heist thriller took $29.0m in its debut weekend, whilst V earned itself $12.3m, a substantial 52% drop from its $26.1m gross last weekend.

The week's other major new releases were horror Stay Alive and Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector. which opened third and seventh place respectively.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) Inside Man - $29.0m
2. (1) V for Vendetta - $12.3m
3. (-) Stay Alive - $11.2m
4. (2) Failure to Launch - $10.8m
5. (3) The Shaggy Dog - $9.1m
6. (4) She's the Man - $7.4m
7. (-) Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector - $7.1m
8. (5) The Hills Have Eyes - $4.3m
9. (7) Eight Below - $2.7m
10. (6) 16 Blocks - $2.2m