ABBA - MAMMA MIA! DANCES TO THE TOP OF U.K. BOX OFFICE CHARTS

MAMMA MIA! DANCES TO THE TOP OF U.K. BOX OFFICE CHARTS

Movie musical MAMMA MIA! has seen off competition from WALL-E to top the U.K. box office charts for the second consecutive week.
The animated Pixar film, about a trash compacting robot, took in $8.6 million (GBP4.3 million) in its opening weekend - but it wasn't enough to topple the Meryl Streep-starring ABBA musical, which netted $9.2 million ($4.6 million).
Will Smith's superhero film Hancock, previously at number two, fell to third place with earnings of $4 million (GBP2 million), while Eddie Murphy's comedy Meet Dave debuted at number six.
Kung Fu Panda, which came in fourth place with $3 million (GBP1.5 million), and Brendan Fraser's Journey to the Center of the Earth, which brought in $1.1 million (GBP581,488), took fifth.