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"Vantage Point" sitting pretty atop the US Box Office Chart

Tue 26 Feb 6:02 PM

With very little happening over the Oscars weekend it has been left for one little upstart to steal a march on the US Box Office – and said upstart is the twisty "<i>Vantage Point</i>", looking down on the competition perched on high from its heady err…vantage point at number 1. With a respectable $24 million opening weekend the Forrest Whittaker–starring thriller booked its place amongst the elite who can call the top spot 'home' this year. That means "<i>Jumper</i>" has had to teleport its way down to number 2 with a huge drop–off in Box Office receipts! And similarly slipping down a place is kid–lit fantasy "<i>The Spiderwick Chronicles</i>" at 3. Still 'moving' and a 'shaking' at 4 is "<i>Step Up 2: The Streets</i>" going toe–to–well manicured–toe with romantic adventure "<i>Fool's Gold</i>" at 5. Desperately hoping for a second wind in the chart is the Ryan Reynolds–starring rom–com "<i>Definitely, Maybe</i>", limping its way down to 6 yet still managing to out–perform this week's other new entry in <i>Michel Gondry's</i> "<i>Be Kind Rewind</i>". The kooky comedy featuring <i>Jack Black</i> and <i>Mos Def</i> could only bag a seventh–placed debut despite some strong word–of–mouth. Setting up a permanent residence in the US Chart is "<i>Juno</i>" – the knocked–up teen proving one of the biggest hits of the year at 8. Meanwhile, falling three places to 9 is the <i>Martin Lawrence</i> dramady "<i>Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins</i>" and "<i>There Will Be Blood</i>" has broken back in to the top ten at 10 on the day <i>Daniel Day Lewis</i> was awarded the Best Actor gong at this year's Oscars.