For what it's worth...

Top Ten Films at the UK Box Office 

for the weekend of August 3-5, 2012:

1 (new) Ted (15) ***

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

3 (new) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (U) [above]

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

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

6 (new) Brave (PG) **

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

8 (5) Magic Mike (15) ** 

9 (re) Mirror Mirror (PG)

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

(source: Guardian.co.uk. Note: Brave is on release in Scotland and Ireland only; it opens nationwide from Monday.)

My top five:

1. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

2. The Red Desert

3. The Expendables 2
4. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

5. Jackpot

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. Even the Rain

2. Himizu

3. Personal Best

4. Le Havre

5. Headhunters

Top five films on terrestrial TV this week:

1. The Nutty Professor (Thursday, C4, 1.05pm)

2. Howards End (Friday, C4, 12.20pm)

3. Sirens (Sunday, BBC2, 12.05am)

4. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Monday, five, 11.25pm)

5. A Prophet (Saturday, C4, 11.50pm)