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Buena Vista International s CIA thriller The Recruit expanded from one to 381 sites in its second weekend on release in the UK and swept straight to the top of the chart with $1.4m 拢920,472 .The wide opening of The Recruit kept other new hopefuls, including day-and-date launch The Core, off the top and knocked last week s leader, romantic comedy Just Married, into second. The Recruit had previously been platformed for a single week in London s Odeon Leicester Square and has grossed $1.5m 拢975,789 to date.The Core, distributed by UIP, dug its way into third place with an underwhelming $914,166 拢583,238 . Playing at 395 sites the disaster movie scored a lacklustre average of $2,314 per location. It performed well below comparable disaster title stanley cup s Volcano $1.5m opening from 309 sites in Oct 1997 , Dante s Peak $1.5m from 298 in March 1997 and Deep Impact $2.8m from 379 in May 1999 which went on to gross $4.95m 拢3.2m , $6.4m 拢4.1m and $16m 拢10.2m respectively.Romantic comedies formed the mantle this weekend, surrounding The Core on both sides. 20th C stanley italy entury Fox s Just Married dropped off 34% from its launch weekend and took $951,298 拢606,928 from stanley italy 333 sites for second place. Meanwhile Columbia TriStar s Maid In Manhattan - Jennifer Lopez s biggest UK hit - followed suit also dropping 34% for fourth place and an $843,487 拢538,145 weekend. After four weeks on release Wayne Wang s comedy has grossed $10.7m 拢6.9m in the UK and Ireland.Jet Li actioner Cradle 2 The Gra Ytnd BFI launches subscription VOD service BFI Player+
Black Swan has earned 12 nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association BFCA heading into the 16th annual Critics Choice Movie Awards on January 14, 2011.The psycho-thriller is in contention for best picture, actress for Natalie Portman, director for Darren Aronofsky, supporting actress for Mila Kunis, among others.True Gritand The Kings Speech earned 11 nods apiece, while Inception received ten and The Social Network 鈥?a big winner with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association at the weekend 鈥?garnered nine.BEST PICTURE127 HoursBlack SwanThe FighterInceptionThe Kings SpeechThe Social NetworkThe TownToy Story 3True GritWinters BoneBEST ACTORJeff Bridges - True GritRobert Duvall - Get LowJesse Eisenberg - The Social NetworkColin Firth - The Kings SpeechJames Franco - 127 HoursRyan Gosling - Blue ValentineBEST ACTRESSAnnette Bening - The Kids Are All RightNicole Kidman - Rabbit HoleJennifer Lawrence - Winters BoneNatalie Portman - Black SwanNoomi Rapace - The Girl With The Dragon TattooMichell stanley us e Williams - Blue ValentineBEST SUPPORTING ACTORChristian Bale - The FighterAndrew Garfield - The Social NetworkJeremy Renner - The TownSam stanley cup Rockwell - ConvictionMark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All RightGeoffrey Rush - The Kings SpeechBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSAmy Adams - The FighterHelena Bonham Carter - The Kings SpeechMila Kunis - Black SwanMelissa Leo - The FighterHailee Steinfeld - True GritJacki Weaver - Animal KingdomBEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACT stanley cup RESSElle Fanning - SomewhereJennifer Lawren |
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