Charlie finds golden ticket at BO

Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was well-received in its debut weekend in the U.S., taking $55.4m (£31.6m).

Meanwhile, last week's number one Fantastic Four dropped to third place with a weekend gross of $22.8m (£13.1m), whilst Wedding Crashers took the number two slot.

The U.S. top ten:
1. (-) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. (-) Wedding Crashers
3. (1) Fantastic Four
4. (2) War of the Worlds
5. (3) Batman Begins
6. (5) Mr. & Mrs. Smith
7. (4) Dark Water
8. (6) Herbie: Fully Loaded
9. (7) Bewitched
10. (8) Madagascar