'Panther' beats 'Vendetta' in UK chart

'The Pink Panther' / Fox UK Films

The Pink Panther opened at number one in the UK box office chart last weekend, depriving V For Vendetta of the top spot.

Starring Steve Martin, the comedy update took £1.94m in its first three days, whilst the graphic novel adaptation earned £1.19m. The new entries forced last week's The Hills Have Eyes down two places into third.

A non-moving Chicken Little at four and Syriana rounded out the top five.

1. (-) The Pink Panther - £1.94m
2. (-) V For Vendetta - £1.19m
3. (1) The Hills Have Eyes - £0.71m
4. (4) Chicken Little - £0.46m
5. (3) Syriana - £0.43m
6. (2) Date Movie - £0.41m
7. (5) Walk The Line - £0.38m
8. (6) Lucky Number Slevin - £0.32m
9. (7) Big Momma's House 2 - £0.31m
10. (-) Tsotsi - £0.20m