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Taking £2.75m over the three days, the action thriller suffered a 49% drop from the previous weekend giving it a hefty lead on its nearest competitor, Prime, which debuted with £0.85m.
Elsewhere in the chart, new entry When a Stranger Calls grossed £0.49m followed by Ice Age: The Meltdown still going strong at number four. Confetti rounded out the top five.
Despite strong reviews, film noir Brick only managed eighth place.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) Mission: Impossible III
2. (-) Prime
3. (-) When a Stranger Calls
4. (3) Ice Age: The Meltdown
5. (2) Confetti
6. (4) Silent Hill
7. (5) 16 Blocks
8. (-) Brick
9. (9) She's the Man
10. (6) Scary Movie 4
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