THE INCREDIBLES - UP SOARS TO THE TOP AT THE U.S. BOX OFFICE

UP SOARS TO THE TOP AT THE U.S. BOX OFFICE

New family film UP has soared to the top of the U.S. box office to become the third biggest debut for a Disney Pixar film behind THE INCREDIBLES and FINDING NEMO.
Early estimates suggest the film, about a cantankerous old man, voiced by Ed Asner, who goes on a flying house adventure with a boy scout and a dog, opened with a $68.2 million (£45.4 million) opening weekend take.
Much-hyped horror film Drag Me to Hell failed to scare up huge numbers at the box office in America and opened with $16.6 million (£11 million) to come in third behind Night at the Museum sequel, Battle of the Smithsonian, which took its 10-day tally to $105.3 million (£70.2 million) with a weekend estimate of $25.5 million (£17 million).