Fame keeps Gervais from box office triumph

A remake of Fame has beat Ricky Gervais' new comedy The Invention Of Lying to the top of the U.K. box office last weekend (03-04Oct09).

The Office star's movie, about a world where no one has ever lied, debuted at number two with $2.6 million , while the modern update of the 1980 drama is in poll position after earning $3.56 million .

A new 3D version of the animated Pixar film Toy Story is also a new entry to the charts at three, while family favorite Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs falls to number four and Bruce Willis' movie Surrogates rounds out the top five.

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