DANIEL DAY LEWIS - THE BANK JOB TOPS UK BOX OFFICE AFTER OPENING WEEKEND

New crime thriller The Bank Job has broken into the UK box office charts at number one after its first three days on release.

The Jason Statham-starring crime movie took £951,013 in its opening weekend to beat Will Ferrell's new comedy Semi-Pro to the top spot.

Scripted by Likely Lads writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job tells the story of a real-life 1971 London bank robbery, the existence of which was covered up by a government D-Notice gagging order due to the secrets contained in a safety deposit box.

Last week's number one, action movie Jumper, fell to third after two weeks at the top of the charts, while the other new entries - romcom The Accidental Husband and serial killer movie Untraceable - entered at sixth and eighth respectively.

Oscar-winner Juno dropped one place to fifth while There Will Be Blood stayed in seventh after the best actor success of leading man Daniel Day-Lewis.

The top ten movies at the UK box office are: (last's week position)

1 The Bank Job - £951,013 (-)
2 Semi-Pro - £774,698 (-)
3 Jumper - £758,003 (1)
4 The Accidental Husband - £703,631 (-)
5 Juno - £690,686 (4)
6 Be Kind Rewind - £682,860 (2)
7 There Will Be Blood - £604,886 (7)
8 Untraceable - £549,524 (-)
9 Rambo - £506,321 (3)
10 National Treasure: Book of Secrets - £455,055 (5)