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Happy Feet has knocked Casino Royale off the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart.
The penguin-themed children's cartoon entered at the top with £2.77 million taken, knocking the James Bond film, with £2.74 million, into second place.
Another new entry - Kate Winslet romantic comedy The Holiday - took third, while The Covenant was new at nine.
At eight, new Bollywood hit Baabul took £290,000 despite opening on only 45 screens nationally - 90 per cent less than Happy Feet.
Top 10 in full:
1. Happy Feet - £2.77m
2. Casino Royale - £2.74m
3. The Holiday - £2.3m
4. Flushed Away - £1.2m
5. The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - £734,000
6. Deck the Halls - £370,000
7. Borat - £336,000
8. Baabul - £290,000
9. The Covenant - £181,000
10. Pan's Labyrinth - £178,000
