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'Children of Men' tops UK box office

Published Wednesday, Sep 27 2006, 10:28 BST | By Daniel Saney
The Children of Men trumped The Queen to the throne at the UK box office over the weekend.

The sci-fi adaptation earned £1.28m in its first weekend, compared to the £0.91m taken by the royal drama, which remained in second place for a second week. Meanwhile, the previous weekend's top film, Talladega Nights, slipped to third place.

The Children of Men was the only new entry to make the top five, whilst Trust The Man, Dirty Sanchez and Clerks 2 debuted in eighth, ninth and tenth places.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Children of Men - £1.28m
2. (2) The Queen - £0.91m
3. (1) Talladega Nights - £0.68m
4. (5) Little Man - £0.46m
5. (4) You, Me and Dupree - £0.43m
6. (6) Little Miss Sunshine - £0.37m
7. (3) The Black Dahlia - £0.33m
8. (-) Trust The Man - £0.28m
9. (-) Dirty Sanchez - £0.26m
10. (-) Clerks 2 - £0.22m

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