For what it's worth...

Top Ten Films at the UK Box Office
for the weekend of August 26-28, 2011:

1 (1) The Inbetweeners (15) **
2 (new) One Day (12A)
3 (2) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12A) ****
4 (4) The Smurfs in 3D (U) **
5 (new) Final Destination 5 (15)
6 (3) Cowboys & Aliens (12A) **
7 (5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (12A) **
8 (new) Conan the Barbarian (15)
9 (6) Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (PG) *
10 (8) Mr. Popper's Penguins (PG) ***

(source: UK Film Council)

My top five:
1. Days of Heaven [above]
2. Kind Hearts and Coronets
3. Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
4. Kill List
5. The Guard


Top Ten DVD rentals:

1 (1) Source Code (12) ***
2 (2) Limitless (15) ***
3 (3) Unknown (15) **
4 (4) Black Swan (15) **
5 (6) 127 Hours (12) ****
6 (9) The Lincoln Lawyer (15)
7 (7) Never Let Me Go (12) **
8 (5) No Strings Attached (15)
9 (8) True Grit (15) ***
10 (re) Just Go With It (12) *

(source: lovefilm.com)

My top five:
1. Bobby Fischer Against the World
2. Winnie the Pooh
3. Meek's Cutoff
4. Submarine
5. Fast & Furious 5


Top five films on terrestrial TV this week:
1. Aliens (Friday, C4, 11.05pm)
2. The Man Who Knew Too Much (Saturday, five, 12.20pm)
3. Spider-Man 2 (Sunday, five, 6.30pm)
4. The Bourne Ultimatum (Saturday, ITV1, 10.45pm)
5. The Shootist (Saturday, five, 5.05pm)