Charlie conquers UK box office

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has triumphed the UK box office, taking £7.4m ($13.1m) on its opening weekend, according to Screen Daily. However, the Tim Burton film, starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, was knocked off the top spot at the US box office after two weeks by Wedding Crashers. Wedding Crashers, starring Owen Wilson, took $20.5m (£11.6m), moving into the top spot after two weeks in the chart. Official figures for the UK box office are released on Tuesday. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also entered the charts at number one in Mexico and Israel, and was expected to hold the top spot in Brazil for a second consecutive week. It is estimated the Roald Dahl adaptation has taken $36.6m in 15 countries, excluding North America where it took $114.1m (£65.6m) in its opening fortnight.