For what it's worth...

Top Ten Films at the UK Box Office 

for the weekend of July 27-29, 2012:

1 (1) The Dark Knight Rises (12A) ***

2 (new) Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (U)

3 (2) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (U) 

4 (3) The Amazing Spider-Man (12A) ***

5 (4) Magic Mike (15) ** 

6 (5) The Five-Year Engagement (15) **

7 (new) Searching for Sugar Man (12A) ****

8 (24) The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! (U) ****

9 (new) Carry on Jatta (U)

10 (8) Men in Black 3 (12A) **

(source: BFI)

My top five:

1. London: The Modern Babylon

2. The Red Desert

3. A Simple Life

4. Eames: The Architect and the Painter

5. Ted

Top Ten DVD rentals:

1 (2) The Descendants (15) ***

2 (1) The Woman in Black (12) ***

3 (3) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12) *

4 (new) Chronicle (15) ****

5 (new) Young Adult (15) ***

6 (9) The Iron Lady (12) **

7 (new) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (12)

8 (8) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (12) ***

9 (10) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (18) **

10 (5) The Muppets (U) ***

(source: lovefilm.com)

My top five:

1. Himizu

2. Personal Best

3. Le Havre

4. North Sea Texas

5. The Assault

Top five films on terrestrial TV this week:

1. Heat [above] (Saturday, C4, 11.15pm)

2. Meet Me in St. Louis (Thursday, C4, 12.55pm)

3. The Bourne Ultimatum (Friday, ITV1, 10.35pm)

4. Hairspray (Sunday, C4, 5.15pm)

5. The Island (Tuesday, ITV1, 10.35pm)