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UK box office prefers 'Fun' to 'Munich'

Published Wednesday, Feb 1 2006, 09:48 GMT | By Daniel Saney
UK box office prefers 'Fun' to 'Munich'
Steven Spielberg's political thriller Munich was kept from the top spot in the UK box office chart last weekend by Fun with Dick and Jane.

The comedy, starring Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni as a previously affluent couple struggling to cope with unemployment, took £1.38m in its second weekend to retain its position at the top of the chart. Meanwhile, Spielberg's take on the aftermath of the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics gathered £1.21m.

Entering in third place was new Jennifer Aniston comedy Rumour Has It..., whilst Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha rounded out the top five.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) Fun with Dick and Jane- £1.38m
2. (-) Munich - £1.21m
3. (-) Rumour Has It... - £0.82m
4. (3) Brokeback Mountain - £0.704m
5. (4) Memoirs of a Geisha - £0.700m
6. (6) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - £0.65m
7. (2) Underworld: Evolution - £0.60m
8. (5) Jarhead - £0.48m
9. (7) Get Rich or Die Tryin' - £0.43m
10. (8) Just Friends - £0.36m

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