'Star Wars' tops US box office chart

Star Wars: Episode III - Return of the Sith has entered the North American box office chart at number one this weekend.

The final instalment of George Lucas' space opera saga took $108m (£59m) over the weekend, bringing its gross earnings to $159m (£87m). In second place was romantic comedy Monster-in-Law, taking a much lower $14.3m (£7.2m).

The top ten in full:

• 1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(review)

• 2. Monster-In-Law


• 3. Kicking & Screaming


• 4. Crash


• 5. Unleashed


• 6. Kingdom of Heaven
(review)

• 7. House of Wax


• 8. The Interpreter


• 9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(review)

• 10. Mindhunters