International weekly box office, the top five: 'Couples Retreat' advances to no.1 in US and UK
Relaxnews spotlights the weekly box office figures of the US, UK and Australia, including the comedy Couples Retreat, entering the no.1 spot in America and Australia.
Featuring the first reunion between American comedic actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau since 1996's Swingers, Couples Retreat takes the top spot in both America and Australia. The acclaimed Disney-Pixar 3D animated film Up continues to rule no.1 in the UK.
The top 5 international weekly box office (tallied by The Hollywood Reporter) for the week ending October 15 is as follows:
TOP 5 US WEEKLY BOX OFFICE
| Position | Last week | Title | Studio | 3-day weekend gross | Theaters | Total gross | Week # |
| 1 | new | Couples Retreat | Universal | $34,286,740 | 3,000 | $34,286,740 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Zombieland | Sony | 14,802,431 | 3,038 | 47,603,512 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony | 11,527,480 | 2,992 | 95,778,436 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Paranormal Activity | Paramount | 7,900,695 | 160 | 9,113,936 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Toy Story/ Toy Story 2 (3D) | Disney | 7,766,643 | 1,752 | 22,768,991 | 2 |
TOP 5 UK WEEKLY BOX OFFICE
| Position | Last week | Title | Studio | 3-day weekend gross | Theaters | Total gross | Week # |
| 1 | new | Up | Disney | $10,160,195 | 511 | $10,160,195 | 1 |
| 2 | new | Zombieland | Sony | 1,966,463 | 298 | 1,966,463 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | The Invention of Lying | Universal | 1,717,313 | 369 | 5,995,780 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | Fame | Entertainment | 1,437,037 | 448 | 11,177,739 | 3 |
| 5 | new | Love Happens | E1 | 886,938 | 362 | 886,938 | 1 |
TOP 5 AUSTRALIA WEEKLY BOX OFFICE
| Position | Last week | Title | Studio | 3-day weekend gross | Theaters | Total gross | Week # |
| 1 | new | Couples Retreat | Universal | $2,685,925 | 217 | $2,735,698 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Up | Disney | 1,898,131 | 355 | 22,651,338 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Mao's Last Dancer | Roadshow | 1,841,134 | 267 | 5,762,046 | 2 |
| 4 | new | Julie & Julia | Sony | 1,337,866 | 285 | 1,797,542 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | G-Force | Disney | 1,300,822 | 327 | 8,046,131 | 4 |
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