DREAMWORKS - MONSTERS VS ALIENS ROARS BACK TO UK NUMBER ONE SPOT

MONSTERS VS ALIENS ROARS BACK TO UK NUMBER ONE SPOT

Dreamworks animation Monsters vs Aliens has bounced back to the top of the UK and Ireland box office charts, after a week at number two.

The action-comedy, which is available in 3D, took £128,000 more than automotive thriller Fast & Furious - last week's number one - to reclaim the top spot.

Time travel caper 17 Again remained at number three with the highest new entry coming from so-called 'bromance' comedy I Love You, Man, at number four.

Jason Statham movie Crank 2: High Voltage entered the chart at number five while acclaimed political comedy In the Loop debuted at number eight, after a limited opening release.

The satire, a spin-off of Bafta-winning BBC comedy The Thick of It, was screened at 104 cinemas, only a quarter of its main rivals this weekend.

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

1 Monsters vs Aliens - £2.05 million (2)
2 Fast and Furious - £1.93 million (1)
3 17 Again - £1.77 million (3)
4 I Love You, Man - £1.12 million (-)
5 Crank 2: High Voltage - £554,565 (-)
6 The Boat That Rocked - £498,838 (4)
7 Race to Witch Mountain - £469,034 (6)
8 In the Loop - £468,954 (-)
9 Knowing - £312,250 (5)
10 Marley and Me - £304,433 (7)