'Vantage Point' leads US box office

Vantage Point, the political action thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox, has entered the US box office chart at number one, pulling in $24 million in its first week on release.

Last week's leader Jumper experienced a 54% drop in ticket sales, slipping to second place with $12.65 million. Children's fantasy film The Spiderwick Chronicles fell to third place.

Be Kind Rewind was the only other new entry, coming in at number 7 with takings of just over $4 million.

Oscar hopeful There Will Be Blood re-entered the top ten with a $2.5 million haul.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Vantage Point - $24,000,000
2. (1) Jumper - $12,650,000
3. (2) The Spiderwick Chronicles - $12,600,000
4. (3) Step Up 2 The Streets - $9,787,000
5. (4) Fools Gold - $6,270,000
6. (5) Definitely, Maybe - $5,184,000
7. (-) Be Kind Rewind - $4,100,000
8. (7) Juno - $4,100,000
9. (6) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $3,989,000
10. (12) There Will Be Blood - $2,561,000