Quentin Tarantino has failed to make the expected impact upon the US box office with his new film, Grindhouse.

The director teamed up with Robert Rodriguez in making the three-and-a-quarter hour long homage to the low-budget horror movies of the 1970s.

The film was expected to rake in $20 million (£10.1m) on its first weekend, but only managed to take $11.6 million (£5.9m), coming in at fourth.

The US box office was topped by Will Ferrell's new ice skating comedy, Blades of Glory.

The top ten films in the US are as follows:

1. Blades of Glory ($23m)
2. Meet The Robinsons ($17m)
3. Are We Done Yet? ($15m)
4. Grindhouse ($11.6m)
5. The Reaping ($10.1m)
6. 300 ($8.8m)
7. Wild Hogs ($6.8m)
8. Shooter ($5.8m)
9. TNMT ($4.9m)
10. Firehouse Dog ($4m)