Movies
'Up' beats latest 'Saw' at UK box office
Published Wednesday, Oct 28 2009, 11:59 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
The 3D animation's £3.8 million take overpowers Saw's £1.7 million to secure it the top spot for the third week running. The opening is the UK's lowest for the Saw series, which peaked with £2.5 million for Saw III in 2006.
Fantastic Mr Fox is a new entry at number three with £1.5 million, while Cirque du Freak debuts in fifth place. Last week's runner-up Couples Retreat slips to four after crossing the £900,000 mark.
Elsewhere, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs leaps back into the top ten, climbing a place from number 11.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Up - £3,807,003
2. (-) Saw VI - £1,736,287
3. (-) Fantastic Mr Fox - £1,517,312
4. (2) Couples Retreat - £932,171
5. (-) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - £798,641
6. (3) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus - £616,719
7. (4) The Invention Of Lying - £362,760
8. (5) Zombieland - £323,815
9. (6) Fame - £218,110
10. (11) Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - £142,011
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