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New low-budget horror film Hostel has dislodged The Chronicles of Narnia from the top of the US box office charts.
The story of three young backpackers who fall prey to a torture ring took an estimated £11.35m in its first three days.
The Chronicles of Narnia dropped to number two, with King Kong also slipping to third place, with takings of only £7m.
Hostel has been described as "graphic and deeply disturbing," and is said to have been inspired by true events. The film centres around three male backpackers who are lured into a chamber by two eastern European women. They become victims of a torture ring who carry out depraved acts on the men.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Hostel - $20.1m
2. (1) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - $15.4m
3. (2) King Kong - $12.5m
4. (3) Fun with Dick and Jane - $12.2m
5. (4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - $8.3m
6. (10) Munich - $7.5m
7. (7) Memoirs of a Geisha - $6m
8. (5) Rumour Has It - $5.88m
9. (-) Brokeback Mountain - $5.75m
10. (6) The Family Stone - $4.62m
The story of three young backpackers who fall prey to a torture ring took an estimated £11.35m in its first three days.
The Chronicles of Narnia dropped to number two, with King Kong also slipping to third place, with takings of only £7m.
Hostel has been described as "graphic and deeply disturbing," and is said to have been inspired by true events. The film centres around three male backpackers who are lured into a chamber by two eastern European women. They become victims of a torture ring who carry out depraved acts on the men.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Hostel - $20.1m
2. (1) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - $15.4m
3. (2) King Kong - $12.5m
4. (3) Fun with Dick and Jane - $12.2m
5. (4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - $8.3m
6. (10) Munich - $7.5m
7. (7) Memoirs of a Geisha - $6m
8. (5) Rumour Has It - $5.88m
9. (-) Brokeback Mountain - $5.75m
10. (6) The Family Stone - $4.62m
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