04/01/2008

Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix [+see also:
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Hollywood continued its traditional sway over British audiences, occupying slots two through eight. Shrek the Third placed third with £38.6m, The Simpsons Movie fourth with £38.5m, Spider-Man 3 fifth with £33.5m, Ratatouille sixth with £24.7m, The Bourne Ultimatum, helmed by British director Paul Greengrass, seventh with £23.7m and Transformers eighth with £22.8m.

British comedies rounded off the top ten with Mr. Bean’s Holiday [+see also:
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