For what it's worth...

Top Ten Films at the UK Box Office
for the weekend of July 15-17, 2011:

1 (new) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (12A) **
2 (1) Transformers: Dark of the Moon (12A)
3 (2) Bridesmaids (15) ***
4 (3) Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) ***
5 (5) The Guard (15)
6 (6) The Tree of Life (12A) ****
7 (new) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (U)
8 (4) Bad Teacher (15) **
9 (7) The Hangover Part II (15) *
10 (11) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (12A) *

(source: UK Film Council. Note: The Guard is presently on release in Ireland only.)

My top five:
1. Last Year in Marienbad
2. The Lavender Hill Mob [above]
3. Hobo with a Shotgun
4. Gilda
5. Bobby Fischer Against the World


Top Ten DVD rentals:

1 (new) Unknown (15) **
2 (1) 127 Hours (12) ****
3 (2) Just Go With It (12) *
4 (4) Black Swan (15) **
5 (3) No Strings Attached (15)
6 (6) True Grit (15) ***
7 (5) The Fighter (15) ****
8 (new) Animal Kingdom (18) ****
9 (7) I Am Number Four (12)
10 (8) Love and Other Drugs (15) **

(source: lovefilm.com)

My top five:
1. The Kingdom I and II
2. Animal Kingdom
3. Love Like Poison
4. Deep End
5. My Dog Tulip


Top five films on terrestrial TV this week:
1. Beverly Hills Cop (Sunday, C4, 11.30pm)
2. Adam & Paul (Saturday, BBC2, 1.35am)
3. Gomorrah (Tuesday, BBC2, 12.20am)
4. Victim (Wednesday, C4, 1.35am)
5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Sunday, five, 9pm)