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'Jarhead' opens at number one in UK

Published Tuesday, Jan 17 2006, 19:24 GMT | By Daniel Saney
'Jarhead' opens at number one in UK
Same Mendes' war movie Jarhead has fought its way into the UK box office at the top spot.

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx, the movie opened with £1.9m, whilst the week's other new entry, Memoirs of a Geisha, came in at sixth place with £1.1m. Chart stalwart and previous week's number one, King Kong, slipped to fifth place.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) Jarhead - £1.9m
2. (2) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - £1.4m
3. (3) Just Friends - £1.282m
4. (4) Brokeback Mountain - £1.280m
5. (1) King Kong - £1.277
6. (-) Memoirs of a Geisha - £1.1m
7. (5) Just Like Heaven - £0.62
8. (6) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - £0.58m
9. (7) Match Point - £0.4m
10. (8) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - £0.3m

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