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'District 9' claims UK box office No.1

Published Wednesday, Sep 9 2009, 16:50 BST | By Alex Fletcher
'District 9' claims UK box office No.1

Rex Features

Peter Jackson's sci-fi thriller District 9 has topped the UK box office chart on its first week of release with £2.8 million.

Last week's number one The Final Destination falls to second place with £1.9 million, while rom-com 500 Days Of Summer enters at three.

Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds slips to fourth and Adam Sandler's Funny People drops two spots to fifth.

Meanwhile, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince spends another week inside the Top 10 at nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) District 9 - £2,288,378
2. (1) The Final Destination - £1,986,515
3. (-) 500 Days Of Summer - £1,242,631
4. (2) Inglorious Basterds - £764,454
5. (3) Funny People - £586,417
6. (5) Aliens In The Attic - £498,881
7. (4) The Time Traveller's Wife - £445,332
8. (7) G-Force - £349,987
9. (6) Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - £326,006
10. (10) Broken Embraces - £215,720

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